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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 Duke tutored in to make the movie musical "Billie" in 1964?

2. Where did the Rosses take a vacation with Duke, bringing along Harry Falk?

3. What did Duke do for Gene Kirkland in Chapter 22?

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

5. How did Duke like the house she and John Astin lived in with their five kids?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do you think took Duke so long to realize that her husband, Harry Falk, was seeing another woman in California?

3. How did Duke decide to change her appearance once she became attracted to Harry Falk?

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

5. While Astin and Duke were touring during summer stock in Chapter 30, what was one of the worst parts of it?

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

7. Why was Duke's so-called formal education an embarrassment to her?

8. Why did Duke and her new husband, Harry Falk, find collecting Duke's money from the county clerk's office to be a painful event?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duke relays two instances when John Ross (and Ethel in one instance) attempted to molest her. Explain how these instances color her feelings towards the Rosses. Examine why Duke would continue to live with them and not reach out for help at the time.

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

Explore the theme of death throughout Duke's book. What evidence does Duke give that death is an important element throughout her life?

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