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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What reputation did Duke have with the people at Universal Studios after "My Sweet Charlie" was made in Port Bolivar?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Unreliable.
(c) Nasty to everyone.
(d) A doper.

6. Who was Joanna Barnes?
(a) An art gallery dealer.
(b) An artist.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) A friend of Harry Falk.

7. What was Duke tutored in to make the movie musical "Billie" in 1964?
(a) Ballet.
(b) Singing.
(c) Playing guitar.
(d) Track and field.

8. Where did Duke and the other stars of Valley of the Dolls promote the film?
(a) In Hollywood.
(b) At Macy's department store.
(c) In a New York hotel.
(d) On a cruise ship.

9. What is one of the first things Duke did after marrying Harry Falk?
(a) Go for a drink in her father's neighborhood bar.
(b) She went to work.
(c) Have an anxiety attack.
(d) Collect her savings bond money.

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

11. What did Bob Banner, the producer of "My Sweet Charlie" tell Duke, confidentially, in Chapter 23?
(a) Al Freeman, Jr. would be fired.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) The producer had run out of money.
(d) Someone on set was involved with drugs.

12. What did John Ross apologize about in a letter to Duke in Chapter 15?
(a) Keeping her money.
(b) Not allowing her to grow up.
(c) Not letting her date boys.
(d) Molesting her.

13. What board game did Michael Tell and Duke play at her apartment in the Sierra Towers?
(a) Stratego.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Twister.
(d) Scrabble.

14. Where had Harry Falk been while Duke was desperately trying to contact him in Chapter 21?
(a) Sandy Smith's house.
(b) The Sherry Netherland Hotel.
(c) The Playboy Mansion.
(d) The Hilton Hotel.

15. Whose primary campaign for the Presidency was Duke involved with during the filming of Me, Natalie?
(a) Jack Kennedy.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Eugene McCarthy.
(d) Bobby Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to disrupt Duke's and her husband's first day driving to work together in Chapter 18?

2. Where did Duke spend her last two years of elementary school?

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

4. What does Duke wish she could have done for John Astin's children?

5. What was Harry Falk convinced that Duke had done in Chapter 21?

(see the answer keys)

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