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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. What did Duke's managers, Irwin and Stich, do in Chapter 30?
(a) Got her a role in a number one movie.
(b) Let her pass the Writers Guild picket lines.
(c) Embezzled her money.
(d) Broke up her marriage to John Astin.

2. How old was Duke when she married Harry Falk?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty.

3. What was The Westwood?
(a) A movie studio.
(b) A funeral home.
(c) An apartment building.
(d) A psychiatric hospital.

4. Why did Duke have an urge to punch an old lady in Chapter 30?
(a) She did not recognize Duke and John Astin.
(b) She spilled her tea on Duke.
(c) She sided with John Astin against ear-piercing.
(d) The woman was eavesdropping.

5. What happened on February 2, 1963, in Chapter 15?
(a) Ethel Ross died.
(b) Mrs. Duke was declared incompetent.
(c) Mr. Duke died.
(d) The Rosses adopted Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Duke have trouble with Al Freeman, Jr. while doing "My Sweet Charlie"?

2. What film, after The Miracle Worker, did Duke make with director Fred Coe?

3. Who is Suzanne, in Chapter 29?

4. Why did Duke dislike her television characters' clothing?

5. What was Duke tutored in to make the movie musical "Billie" in 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Duke decide to adopt John Astin's children?

2. How did the Rosses make a good working couple, as recognized by Duke in Chapter 31?

3. How did Duke get along with Judy Garland?

4. Why did Duke's pregnancy in Chapter 27 become such a media frenzy?

5. How believable is Duke's story of her relationship with Frank Sinatra?

6. How did Duke happen to fall in love with Harry Falk?

7. How did Judy Garland react when she was fired from The Valley of the Dolls?

8. Why, when Bobby Kennedy was shot, did Duke become so hysterical, even losing some control over herself?

9. According to Duke in Chapter 19, what is anorexia?

10. What made Duke's suicide attempt in Chapter 23 more serious that her previous tries?

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