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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 habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?
(a) Whistling.
(b) Jumping out of bed.
(c) Clearing her throat.
(d) Washing her face.

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

3. What did Duke throw at Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA, in 1970?
(a) Her lunch.
(b) Paper clips.
(c) His Mickey Mouse clock.
(d) Her Emmy award.

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

5. What has Duke never been able to deal with successfully?
(a) Her fame.
(b) The loss of her father.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Taking drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?

2. Who stood in the back of the theater to watch Duke perform in The Miracle Worker without her finding out about it until much later?

3. Who did Duke get to meet through her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Chapter 14?

4. What has Duke descended from a very long line of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Duke walk off the set of the Matt Lincoln, M.D. show in 1970?

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