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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't John work as a screenwriter during one period of Patty's marriage?
(a) She wouldn't let him.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He was an alcoholic.
(d) There was a strike.

2. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?
(a) Adrenalin.
(b) Urea.
(c) Lactose.
(d) Thymine.

3. Who was the associate producer of Patty's television docudrama?
(a) Jessica Warden.
(b) Sarah Smithson.
(c) Lily Andrews.
(d) Peggy Griffin.

4. Which of the following is a neuroleptic drug?
(a) Tegretol.
(b) Haloperidol.
(c) Clonazepam.
(d) Valproate.

5. How many children did John Astin have from his previous marriage?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

6. Who played Patty's father in the television movie?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her uncle.

7. Who is an example in Chapter 10 that saw signs of manic depression in her married son?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Susan.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Alicia.

8. What did Patty Duke also do with the docudrama she made for television?
(a) Produced.
(b) Directed.
(c) Designed sound.
(d) Operated the camera.

9. Who is one of the authors of the book Manic-Depressive Illness and an associate professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins University?
(a) Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.
(b) Dr. William C. Boyd.
(c) Dr. Katherine M. Barron.
(d) Dr. Joachim M. Boyle.

10. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Lorraine.

11. Where does Patty's brother live?
(a) California.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) New York.
(d) Florida.

12. Who was the seventh-century commander-in-chief and Lord Protector of England?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Andrew Jameson.
(d) Richard Dawkins.

13. What is Patty Duke's middle son's name?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Mackenzie.
(d) Sean.

14. Duke writes, "I don't take it lightly when I say there are moments in the theater that are to me a ______ experience."
(a) Manic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Transportative.

15. What is the name of Patty's adopted son?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Jason.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Kevin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the common issues of families with a manic-depressive child?

2. How many people were present at the first reading of the script of Patty's television movie?

3. In what year did Patty marry her current husband?

4. Who wrote the book, Movie Stars, Real People, and Me?

5. In the example of dealing with a spouse with the illness, who is married to Tracey?

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