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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 age.
(b) Her pride in herself.
(c) The money she was making.
(d) Her two-inch heels.

2. For which play did rehearsals begin in August of 1959?
(a) The Glass Menagerie.
(b) The Miracle Worker.
(c) Our Town.
(d) The Bad Seed.

3. What type of television show was The $64,000 Challenge?
(a) A soap opera.
(b) A comedy.
(c) A variety show.
(d) A quiz show.

4. 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.

5. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?
(a) The Atomic Kid.
(b) The 4-D Man.
(c) They Came From Outer Space.
(d) The Blob.

6. In which play did Duke win a major role in Chapter 8?
(a) The Bad Seed.
(b) Pollyanna.
(c) The Music Man.
(d) The Miracle Worker.

7. Who, in Chapter 9, did Duke hero-worship and become very close to?
(a) Annie Sullivan.
(b) Annie Bancroft.
(c) Torin Thatcher.
(d) Patricia Neal.

8. What did Duke do in Chapter 13 when John Ross made advances towards her in the hotel room?
(a) Called the police.
(b) Threw up on him.
(c) Smacked him in the face.
(d) Ran out the door.

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

10. What was Duke's father's main problem in life?
(a) He was an alcoholic.
(b) He had no skills.
(c) He hadn't gone to high school.
(d) He wasn't very tall.

11. What did Bill Schallert very often pretend to be around Duke?
(a) A woman.
(b) Her father.
(c) Not very bright.
(d) A monkey.

12. What word did the Rosses use to tell Duke about the way she looked?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Plain.
(d) Cute.

13. What religion did Ethel Ross tell Duke she now was, in Chapter 9?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Christian Scientist.

14. What did Duke have nightmares about in Chapter 6?
(a) Making commercials.
(b) Losing her mother.
(c) Working with Ray.
(d) LIving with the Rosses.

15. What, cinematically, was there a lack of in The Miracle Worker film?
(a) Color film.
(b) Shadows.
(c) Sound.
(d) Close-ups.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Duke have her most memorable meeting with during the run of The Miracle Worker?

4. What was the main reason that the Rosses were willing to let Duke leave The Miracle Worker play?

5. What writer did Duke have a crush on in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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