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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 the main reason that the Rosses were willing to let Duke leave The Miracle Worker play?
2. What did the Rosses have a doctor give Duke a shot of whenever she was ill in Chapter 11?
3. What role-playing game did Duke play with her childhood friend, Margie?
4. Who was Mrs. Duke most worried about during Duke's near-accidental drowning in Chapter 11?
5. Who lived in an old mansion on 74th Street in Manhattan?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what was one of the worst stage experiences Duke ever had?
2. In what way does Duke believe she was well trained by the Rosses?
3. What was Duke most anxious about, causing her to go into psychotherapy for years?
4. How did Duke come to meet the Rosses?
5. What sort of lies would the Rosses make up in order to get acting work for Duke?
6. Why was the last day of shooting of The Miracle Worker something Duke had long been dreading?
7. What did Duke find herself praying for in Chapter 6?
8. In Chapter 3, how did Duke use her dog, Skippy, to help her cry on New Year's Eve?
9. 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?
10. When did Duke realize that the Rosses had attempted to molest her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the relationship between Duke and John Astin. What did Duke realize in the end that she found most attractive about Astin? What was the chemistry between the two?
Essay Topic 2
When Duke left the Rosses to live alone and began to date Harry Falk, her behavior changed. In what ways did Duke behave when she was more or less on her own? Why did she behave in this fashion?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Duke's behavior as a child TV star living with the Rosses and her behavior as an adult.
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