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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 was admitted to a pyschiatric hospital again.
(b) Her singing had been recorded.
(c) She slipped in the shower.
(d) She had an out-of-body experience.

2. Where did Duke get her first kiss?
(a) In the closet at school.
(b) In the Ross's bathroom.
(c) On the set of her show.
(d) On a bus with a young actor.

3. Why did Irwin try to convince Duke in Chapter 30 that John Astin was a problem in her life?
(a) Irwin was jealous that he did not have Astin's business, too.
(b) Irwin had a crush on Duke.
(c) Because Astin was a big problem for Duke.
(d) Astin was questioning Irwin's financial prowess.

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

5. What name did Duke begin to use after her marriage to Harry Falk?
(a) Marie Duke.
(b) Pat Falk.
(c) Pat Duke.
(d) Anna Marie Duke.

6. What was Duke on the brink of doing when she escaped the Westwood in Chapter 25?
(a) Quitting the acting business.
(b) Losing her mind.
(c) Taking hard drugs.
(d) Getting remarried.

7. What happened to Duke right after The Patty Duke Show series ended in Chapter 19?
(a) She became catatonic.
(b) She got pregnant.
(c) She enrolled in an acting school.
(d) She went into a major depression.

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

9. Why did Duke and John Astin begin their five-year stint as touring stage actors?
(a) They wanted to travel.
(b) They needed the money.
(c) They loved the theater so much.
(d) They were both too old for film.

10. Who called Duke one night to tell her John Ross had died?
(a) Patricia Neal.
(b) Joey Trent.
(c) Arthur Penn.
(d) Harry Falk.

11. What did Harry Falk like to collect?
(a) Cars.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Antiques.
(d) Women.

12. What was found in Duke's closet in Port Bolivar?
(a) Diet pills.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Filthy clothes.
(d) Marijuana.

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

14. What does Duke think of her in-laws (John Astin's parents)?
(a) She believes they are intrusive.
(b) She adores them.
(c) She is jealous of them.
(d) She cannot stand them.

15. Who begged Duke to check herself into Westwood Psychiatric Hospital again in Chapter 25?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Ethel Ross.
(c) Her manager.
(d) John Astin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reputation did Duke have with the people at Universal Studios after "My Sweet Charlie" was made in Port Bolivar?

2. Where did Duke spend most of her summer after storming out and leaving the Rosses?

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

4. Who was the character, Neely, from The Valley of the Dolls based upon?

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

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