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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 happened to Duke's family's Christmas tree nearly every year when she was a child?
(a) It would burn down.
(b) Her father threw it out the window.
(c) Her mother tipped it over.
(d) Someone would steal it.

2. What was the next stage role the Rosses found for Duke after The Miracle Worker?
(a) Norma Crane.
(b) Blue Eyes Open.
(c) Isle of Children.
(d) A Chinese Play.

3. In Chapter 11, what did a woman in the supermarket say to Duke in 1979, which led her to lose forty pounds?
(a) She called her too fat for the aisles.
(b) She asked when Duke's baby was due.
(c) She told Duke she could not see past her.
(d) She asked if Duke needed help walking.

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

5. Why was The Patty Duke Show so exciting for Duke to do?
(a) She had some freedom at last.
(b) She simply loved television acting.
(c) The TV role was challenging for her to do.
(d) She was in love with her boyfriend co-star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Rosses hope to create a duplicate of, by way of Duke?

2. What did Duke have to do to Caswell Fairweather on stage in The Miracle Worker?

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

4. Who did Duke appear with in the television production of "One Red Rose for Christmas"?

5. What habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Duke believe she was well trained by the Rosses?

3. How was the Ross's dog, Bambi, treated?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. Why was it that Duke was not able to see her close-up in the film, The Miracle Worker, when she made a good and bad girl face?

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