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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was Duke rejected for a role in "Monday After the Miracle"?
(a) She had gotten too old.
(b) She never found out.
(c) Arthur Penn hated her.
(d) She failed the audition.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Desi Arnaz, Jr. when Duke met him?

2. Why did Duke marry Michael Tell?

3. Why did Duke dislike her television characters' clothing?

4. What did Liza Minnelli lend to Duke during her Academy Awards rehearsal?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Duke's suicide attempt in Chapter 23 more serious that her previous tries?

2. While the children were very bothersome to Duke, John Astin seemed to have no trouble with them. Why was this?

3. What do you think took Duke so long to realize that her husband, Harry Falk, was seeing another woman in California?

4. Why did Duke have so much trouble in her relationship with Desi Arnaz, Jr.?

5. What helped cause Duke to have her first major manic episode?

6. Why did Duke decide to adopt John Astin's children?

7. How did Duke happen to fall in love with Harry Falk?

8. Why did Duke want to make the film, Me, Natalie?

9. Why, when Bobby Kennedy was shot, did Duke become so hysterical, even losing some control over herself?

10. Why did Duke have people, especially her manager, so concerned about her after her acceptance of the Emmy Award for "My Sweet Charlie"?

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