Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Introduction and Chapters 1-2 Abstract

* Patty Duke is born Anna Marie Duke.
* Patty met with Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA. The meeting ended with Patty throwing his own Mickey Mouse clock at him.
* Patty's father was an alcoholic and her mother kicked her father out of the...
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