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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. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?

2. Where did Duke's father take her on Sundays after church?

3. What happened to Duke's hair when she got too old to wear braids?

4. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. How did John Ross make Duke prepare for The Miracle Worker audition?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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