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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. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?
2. What was "Skelly and Larney's"?
3. Who did Duke get to meet through her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Chapter 14?
4. What was Duke's real name, that the Rosses wanted to change?
5. What was the fictional name of Duke's boyfriend on The Patty Duke Show?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Duke have to appear before the House Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight in 1959?
2. How did Duke act at Annie Bancraft's final performance in The Miracle Worker?
3. What did Duke find herself praying for in Chapter 6?
4. What were some of the things about her parts in the play, The Miracle Worker, that Duke liked best?
5. In what way does Duke believe she was well trained by the Rosses?
6. 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?
7. How was the Ross's dog, Bambi, treated?
8. Why would Shirley Bernstein get nervous when asking Duke four questions?
9. What sort of lies would the Rosses make up in order to get acting work for Duke?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Ethel and John Ross's treatment of Duke while they had control over her. Use anecdotes from the book to make your essay clear.
Essay Topic 3
Duke relays two instances when John Ross (and Ethel in one instance) attempted to molest her. Explain how these instances color her feelings towards the Rosses. Examine why Duke would continue to live with them and not reach out for help at the time.
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