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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in Chapter 9, did Duke hero-worship and become very close to?

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

3. What writer did Duke have a crush on in Chapter 8?

4. What does Duke associate the smells of Old Spice and alcohol with?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of the things about her parts in the play, The Miracle Worker, that Duke liked best?

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

6. What sort of lies would the Rosses make up in order to get acting work for Duke?

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

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

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

10. How did Duke come to meet the Rosses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duke's mother was characterized as a very weak person. Examine and detail the ways in which one can easily come to this conclusion. Were there any examples of Mrs. Duke showing strength in character? How did the Rosses treat her?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Duke's relationship (or lack thereof) with her father when she was a child. Include a description of his personality, how it affected the relationship and why Duke feels her book was written to set the record straight regarding him.

Essay Topic 3

Duke married assistant director Harry Falk and escaped the grips of the Rosses at last. Explore the relationship between Duke and Harry Falk. Why did she marry this particular man? What was the trajectory of their relationship?

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