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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Duke refer to the Rosses in Chapter 12?
(a) The Billy-the-Kid gang.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Jack the Ripper.
(c) Bonnie and Clyde.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Hitler.

2. In Chapter 11, what did a woman in the supermarket say to Duke in 1979, which led her to lose forty pounds?
(a) She asked when Duke's baby was due.
(b) She called her too fat for the aisles.
(c) She told Duke she could not see past her.
(d) She asked if Duke needed help walking.

3. Who was Bambi?
(a) The Ross's dog.
(b) A pet deer of Duke's.
(c) Duke's favorite doll.
(d) Mrs. Duke's pet name for her daughter.

4. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

5. What did Duke do to her understudy on a matinee day in Chapter 10?
(a) Made her sick.
(b) Let her go on.
(c) Ripped her clothes off.
(d) Tripped her onstage.

6. What did the Rosses prep Duke for, with John Ross quizzing her on every possible topic or approach?
(a) Acting roles.
(b) Auditions.
(c) Academic tests.
(d) Media interviews.

7. Who did Duke appear with in the television production of "One Red Rose for Christmas"?
(a) Helen Hayes.
(b) Julie Harris.
(c) Laurence Olivier.
(d) Anne Bancroft.

8. What job did Ernesto Caparos have on The Miracle Worker film?
(a) Script writer.
(b) Producers.
(c) Director.
(d) Cinematographer.

9. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her pride in herself.
(c) The money she was making.
(d) Her two-inch heels.

10. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?
(a) Astin disgusted him.
(b) He had a broken arm.
(c) He had arthritis.
(d) He feared germs.

11. Who did the Rosses hope to create a duplicate of, by way of Duke?
(a) Grace Kelly.
(b) Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Lana Turner.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

12. What, cinematically, was there a lack of in The Miracle Worker film?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Color film.
(c) Sound.
(d) Close-ups.

13. What did Duke have to do to Caswell Fairweather on stage in The Miracle Worker?
(a) Give him hugs.
(b) Beat up on him.
(c) Push him off stage.
(d) Kiss him.

14. How many children did Ethel and John Ross have of their own?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

15. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Duke's biggest career disappointments was not being cast in which film?

2. What became a major concern and source of anxiety to Duke because of something Ethel Ross said when she changed Duke's name?

3. What part on The Patty Duke Show did Jean Byron play?

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

5. What neighborhood did Duke's family live in when she was a child?

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