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

2. By what name does Duke refer to the Rosses in Chapter 12?
(a) Bonnie and Clyde.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Hitler.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Jack the Ripper.
(d) The Billy-the-Kid gang.

3. Who did Duke get to meet through her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Chapter 14?
(a) Roman Polanski.
(b) Helen Keller.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) President Kennedy.

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

5. Who lived at 316 East 31st Street?
(a) Duke's family.
(b) The Ross's.
(c) John Astin.
(d) Duke's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Duke's mother spend time on the roof of their building?

2. For which play did rehearsals begin in August of 1959?

3. What has Duke never been able to deal with successfully?

4. What color was John Ross's hair when Duke met him?

5. Which scene in the movie was the most exhausting for everyone to film?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was it that, as detailed in Chapter 5, Duke was more afraid of the Rosses than she was of God?

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

3. In Chapter 14, what was one of the worst stage experiences Duke ever had?

4. How did Duke's mother use the city bus as a form of recreation?

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

6. What job did Duke have to do as a child that involved going to a bar?

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

8. While onstage during The Miracle Worker in Chapter 9, what did actor Thorin Thatcher do when he forgot his lines?

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

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

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