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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which summer stock play production did Duke fail to win a part in?
(a) Mary Poppins.
(b) Fiddler on the Roof.
(c) The Bad Seed.
(d) Pollyanna.

2. What happened to Duke's mother's hand when the family lived on East 31st Street?
(a) Scroungy bit it.
(b) It got stuck in the washing machine.
(c) She sprained it hitting Patty.
(d) It got caught in the door.

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

4. What has Duke descended from a very long line of?
(a) Drug addicts.
(b) Truck drivers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Alcoholics.

5. What did Duke do to her understudy on a matinee day in Chapter 10?
(a) Tripped her onstage.
(b) Ripped her clothes off.
(c) Made her sick.
(d) Let her go on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Rosses let Duke leave the apartment on her own to begin filming in Chapter 12?

2. What was Duke's real name, that the Rosses wanted to change?

3. What was John Ross's attitude towards Duke when he drank too much in Chapter 13?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Duke have to appear before the House Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight in 1959?

2. What philosophical approach, suggested by Astin, does Duke follow today?

3. What did the Rosses do for Duke if she even seemed to be getting sick?

4. What was Duke most anxious about, causing her to go into psychotherapy for years?

5. When filming for The Miracle Worker movie began, why was Duke thrilled to be able to travel to the set on her own?

6. During the run of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, what one part of the temper tantrums in Act 2 did Duke find the most horrible to deal with?

7. What did Duke find herself praying for in Chapter 6?

8. How did Duke act at Annie Bancraft's final performance in The Miracle Worker?

9. Why did Duke feel so close to Jean Byron, the actress who played Duke's mother on The Patty Duke Show?

10. Why did John Ross change his name from John Valentine Rossi?

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