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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Duke in Chapter 31 while singing the words to a song she did not know?
(a) She had an out-of-body experience.
(b) Her singing had been recorded.
(c) She was admitted to a pyschiatric hospital again.
(d) She slipped in the shower.

2. Why did Duke marry Michael Tell?
(a) The man was wealthy.
(b) To spite John Astin.
(c) She was in love.
(d) Perhaps because she was pregnant.

3. What arrangements did Duke forget to make for the morning of her wedding in Chapter 18?
(a) A reception.
(b) To be driven to the ceremony.
(c) Music for the reception.
(d) Flowers for the ceremony.

4. 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.

5. What restriction did Ethel Ross place on Duke during John Ross's funeral?
(a) She had to be on her own.
(b) She had to wear a certain dress.
(c) She must bring her Oscar.
(d) She could not wear black.

6. What did Duke want to do with the Emmy she won in 1970?
(a) Donate it to charity.
(b) Give it back.
(c) Encase it in glass.
(d) Give it to Al Freeman, jr.

7. What did Duke's relationship with Frank Sinatra, Jr., mostly consist of?
(a) Motel room dates.
(b) Traveling to both coasts.
(c) Dances and parties.
(d) Phone calls and letters.

8. What caused Duke to curse at the Rosses for the first time ever?
(a) They let Ethel's mother die.
(b) They had locked Duke in a closet.
(c) They would not let her date Frank Sinatra, Jr.
(d) A fire erupted in the apartment.

9. Where did Duke and Harry Falk go to honeymoon?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Italy.

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

11. What did Duke call Ethel Ross's mother?
(a) Grandma-ma.
(b) Ethel Senior.
(c) Mrs. Ross.
(d) Gramma Howe.

12. Who sent Duke flowers with a note that Harry Falk found in Chapter 21?
(a) Frank Sinatra, Jr.
(b) John Astin.
(c) Lucky Lewis.
(d) Sandy Smith.

13. What did Duke do for Gene Kirkland in Chapter 22?
(a) Found him a job.
(b) Bought him a television.
(c) Co-signed a car lease.
(d) Married him.

14. Why did John Ross go to Newark, New Jersey in Chapter 15?
(a) To attempt suicide.
(b) To get a good rest.
(c) To write his novel.
(d) To take a vacation.

15. Where is Port Bolivar, the place where "My Sweet Charlie" was filmed?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Near Galveston, Texas.
(c) In Spain.
(d) Outside of Houston, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joanna Barnes?

2. In 1974, what did John Astin's children from his first marriage want Duke to do?

3. In Chapter 29, what would John Astin's teen son, David, do sometimes at two in the morning?

4. Which television series did Harry Falk leave The Patty Duke Show to work on?

5. What was Harry Falk hiding from Duke in Los Angeles?

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