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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. Why did Duke sometimes purposely make mistakes during rehearsals of The Miracle Worker?

2. What happened to Duke's hair when she got too old to wear braids?

3. What was "Skelly and Larney's"?

4. What was the main reason that the Rosses were willing to let Duke leave The Miracle Worker play?

5. What was the title of Helen Keller's autobiography that John Ross made Duke read parts of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What did the Rosses do for Duke if she even seemed to be getting sick?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duke married Michael Tell, a man she did not even know. What does the photograph of the two of them show about her mindset at the time? How, according to Duke, could she marry a complete stranger, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Duke attempted suicide a number of times throughout her life. Describe the usual underlying reason for her suicidal thoughts. Explain why she was always saved in the end. Why did she finally decide that life is worth living?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the meaning that the death of John Ross held for Duke. How does Duke feel toward Ethel Ross at this time?

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