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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. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?

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

3. What happened to Duke's mother's hand when the family lived on East 31st Street?

4. Why did the Rosses let Duke leave the apartment on her own to begin filming in Chapter 12?

5. Why did the Rosses have Stanley Praeger fired in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How was it that Duke did not see the movies she appeared in until many years later?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duke often felt, as a young girl, that even if she did something right, she had still done wrong. Give examples of times when she might have felt this way and explain why. Examine how the Rosses had a hand in Duke having these feelings of confusion.

Essay Topic 2

One of Duke's most important triumphs was her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, both on stage on in film. Explore Duke's relationship with co-star Anne Bancroft. How did Duke feel about Bancroft? What did Bancroft represent? How did the relationship affect her?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Duke's mother's attitudes toward her home, her children and her husband. How was her mother a driving force in shaping Duke's attitudes toward life?

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