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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Duke go through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1985?
(a) To prepare for a TV movie.
(b) She was directing a film.
(c) Her son was in the army.
(d) She had joined the army.

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

3. Which scene in the movie was the most exhausting for everyone to film?
(a) The tantrum scene.
(b) The miracle scene.
(c) The meeting of Annie.
(d) Helen begging for food.

4. 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.

5. What were there a lot of in the isolation booths of The $64,000 Challenge?
(a) Wash 'n Dris.
(b) Bottles of water.
(c) Baby wipes.
(d) Towels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of accent did Duke have that the Rosses wanted to change?

3. What, cinematically, was there a lack of in The Miracle Worker film?

4. What did Duke throw at Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA, in 1970?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was it that, as detailed in Chapter 5, Duke was more afraid of the Rosses than she was of God?

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

4. Why did Duke feel so close to Jean Byron, the actress who played Duke's mother on The Patty Duke Show?

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

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

7. When did Duke realize that the Rosses had attempted to molest her?

8. Why did John Ross change his name from John Valentine Rossi?

9. How did Duke come to meet the Rosses?

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

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