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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. What did Duke get to say to Annie during The MIracle Worker play, without the audience knowing it was her speaking?

2. Who was Sidney Sheldon?

3. In Chapter 7, what did Shirley Bernstein suggest that Duke read in preparation for The $64,000 Challenge?

4. Why did Duke go through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1985?

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

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. Where did Duke's passion for acting begin?

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

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

5. During the run of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, what one part of the temper tantrums in Act 2 did Duke find the most horrible to deal with?

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

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

8. What philosophical approach, suggested by Astin, does Duke follow today?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the personalities of John and Ethel Ross.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the first half of the book, Duke tells of the horrible ways the Rosses treated her. Much of the writing exhibits a tone of bitterness and anger, while at the same time there is an aura of forgiveness. Examine Duke's tone in her writing style when discussing how the Rosses treated her.

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