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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 was "Skelly and Larney's"?

2. Who was Mrs. Duke most worried about during Duke's near-accidental drowning in Chapter 11?

3. What did the Rosses have a doctor give Duke a shot of whenever she was ill in Chapter 11?

4. What color was John Ross's hair when Duke met him?

5. What did Duke do in Chapter 13 when John Ross made advances towards her in the hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Duke's passion for acting begin?

2. When filming for The Miracle Worker movie began, why was Duke thrilled to be able to travel to the set on her own?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Duke find herself praying for in Chapter 6?

9. In Chapter 14, what was one of the worst stage experiences Duke ever had?

10. In Chapter 3, how did Duke use her dog, Skippy, to help her cry on New Year's Eve?

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 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.

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