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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was John Ross's attitude towards Duke when he drank too much in Chapter 13?
(a) Extemely funny.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Inappropriately sexual.
(d) Demeaning.

2. What was John Ross's real last name?
(a) Rossi.
(b) Valentine.
(c) Rossberg.
(d) Rossini.

3. What was the title of Helen Keller's autobiography that John Ross made Duke read parts of?
(a) In the Seven Woods.
(b) Helen Keller's Life.
(c) The Land of Little Rain.
(d) The Story of My Life.

4. Who was the principal earner in the Ross household?
(a) Mrs. Duke.
(b) Ethel Ross.
(c) Duke.
(d) John Ross.

5. Which scene in the movie was the most exhausting for everyone to film?
(a) The meeting of Annie.
(b) Helen begging for food.
(c) The miracle scene.
(d) The tantrum scene.

6. What did Duke get to say to Annie during The MIracle Worker play, without the audience knowing it was her speaking?
(a) Water.
(b) Please, in a whisper.
(c) Help me.
(d) Ma-ma, the voice of a doll.

7. Who did Duke appear with in the television production of "One Red Rose for Christmas"?
(a) Anne Bancroft.
(b) Helen Hayes.
(c) Laurence Olivier.
(d) Julie Harris.

8. What happened to Duke just before rehearsals as the result of an accident in Chapter 9?
(a) She broke her arm.
(b) She had a high fever.
(c) She broker her leg.
(d) She cut her forehead.

9. In Chapter 12, what were the black woman's cats referred to as?
(a) Kitties.
(b) Choo-choos.
(c) Chirruns.
(d) Meows.

10. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?
(a) Her two-inch heels.
(b) The money she was making.
(c) Her pride in herself.
(d) Her age.

11. What does Duke associate the smells of Old Spice and alcohol with?
(a) Her brother, Ray.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Irish funerals.

12. What job did Ernesto Caparos have on The Miracle Worker film?
(a) Producers.
(b) Director.
(c) Cinematographer.
(d) Script writer.

13. Who lived in an old mansion on 74th Street in Manhattan?
(a) Huntz Hall.
(b) The Rosses.
(c) Ben Gazzara.
(d) Ray Duke.

14. Why did Duke's mother spend time on the roof of their building?
(a) To see what her kids were doing in the streets.
(b) To smoke cigarettes.
(c) She considered jumping.
(d) To make sure their ceiling did not leak.

15. What habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?
(a) Clearing her throat.
(b) Washing her face.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Jumping out of bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?

2. What happened to Duke's mother's hand when the family lived on East 31st Street?

3. Where did the Rosses and Duke go on their one vacation during The Miracle Worker's run?

4. Who was Sidney Sheldon?

5. What did the Rosses prep Duke for, with John Ross quizzing her on every possible topic or approach?

(see the answer keys)

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