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

2. What happened to Duke's hair when she got too old to wear braids?
(a) The Rosses cut it.
(b) The Rosses gave her a body wave.
(c) She dyed it blond.
(d) She wore it down.

3. How many children did Ethel and John Ross have of their own?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

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

5. Who did Duke have her most memorable meeting with during the run of The Miracle Worker?
(a) Katharine Cornell.
(b) Helen Keller.
(c) Cary Grant.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part on The Patty Duke Show did Jean Byron play?

2. What happened to Duke just before rehearsals as the result of an accident in Chapter 9?

3. Why did Duke go through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1985?

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

5. What was young Billy McNally doing when the Rosses discovered him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the last day of shooting of The Miracle Worker something Duke had long been dreading?

2. When did Duke realize that the Rosses had attempted to molest her?

3. Where did Duke's passion for acting begin?

4. Why would Shirley Bernstein get nervous when asking Duke four questions?

5. In Chapter 3, how did Duke use her dog, Skippy, to help her cry on New Year's Eve?

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

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

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

9. How did the Rosses ease The Miracle Worker's producers' fears that Duke would grow tall too quickly to fit into the role for long?

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

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