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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the Rosses begin to send Mr. Duke money every month?
(a) To try and adopt his daughter.
(b) To help him out.
(c) He had a contract with them.
(d) They felt pity for him.

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

4. What emotionally significant occurrence happened for Duke in the summer of 1963?
(a) She attempted suicide.
(b) Gramma Howe died.
(c) Her father died.
(d) John Ross was in a hospital.

5. Which now-famous actor played a small role the film, Me, Natalie?
(a) Al Pacino.
(b) Dustin Hoffman.
(c) Peter Lawford.
(d) Woody Allen.

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

7. What does Duke wish she could have done for John Astin's children?
(a) Been a better mother to them.
(b) Paid for their college education.
(c) Found them good jobs.
(d) Given them more material things.

8. Where did Duke meet her new business manager after her breakup with David Licht?
(a) Near the beach.
(b) At the Sierra apartments.
(c) In the Westwood.
(d) In a restaurant parking lot.

9. What was Duke drinking during a lunch break on the set of Me, Natalie that upset Fred Coe so much?
(a) Tomato Juice.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Diet Coke.

10. In Chapter 29, what would John Astin's teen son, David, do sometimes at two in the morning?
(a) Watch television movies.
(b) Bring home friends and cook steaks.
(c) Play electric guitar.
(d) Sneak out of the house.

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

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

13. What happened on February 2, 1963, in Chapter 15?
(a) Mrs. Duke was declared incompetent.
(b) Ethel Ross died.
(c) Mr. Duke died.
(d) The Rosses adopted Duke.

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

15. Who did Duke end up living with for weeks in Los Angeles, in Chapter 22?
(a) Harry Falk.
(b) Sandy Smith.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Duke right after The Patty Duke Show series ended in Chapter 19?

2. What did Bob Banner, the producer of "My Sweet Charlie" tell Duke, confidentially, in Chapter 23?

3. Where was Duke when she tried to commit suicide by taking about thirty sleeping pills?

4. Why was Duke rejected for a role in "Monday After the Miracle"?

5. What was found in Duke's closet in Port Bolivar?

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