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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. Who was the principal earner in the Ross household?
2. Who was Sidney Sheldon?
3. Why did Duke sometimes purposely make mistakes during rehearsals of The Miracle Worker?
4. What has Duke descended from a very long line of?
5. Where did the Rosses and Duke go on their one vacation during The Miracle Worker's run?
Short Essay Questions
1. When filming for The Miracle Worker movie began, why was Duke thrilled to be able to travel to the set on her own?
2. How did Duke act at Annie Bancraft's final performance in The Miracle Worker?
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. How was the Ross's dog, Bambi, treated?
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 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?
7. When did Duke realize that the Rosses had attempted to molest her?
8. How was it that, as detailed in Chapter 5, Duke was more afraid of the Rosses than she was of God?
9. Where did Duke's passion for acting begin?
10. Why did Duke have to appear before the House Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight in 1959?
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 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.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the various ways in which the Rosses stole Duke's youth from her. How did this affect Duke later in life?
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