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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. 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) Diet Coke.
(d) Beer.

2. What film, after The Miracle Worker, did Duke make with director Fred Coe?
(a) The Valley of the Dolls.
(b) Me. Natalie.
(c) Isle of Children.
(d) My Sweet Charlie.

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

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

5. What did Duke's managers, Irwin and Stich, do in Chapter 30?
(a) Got her a role in a number one movie.
(b) Embezzled her money.
(c) Let her pass the Writers Guild picket lines.
(d) Broke up her marriage to John Astin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Irwin try to convince Duke in Chapter 30 that John Astin was a problem in her life?

2. What did Duke discover about herself when she brought her mother into town to attend the Emmy Awards in Chapter 25?

3. What did Duke want to do with the Emmy she won in 1970?

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

5. Which now-famous actor played a small role the film, Me, Natalie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Duke have been so uncomfortable with Joanna Barnes, Harry Falk's friend?

2. Why was The Patty Duke Show canceled in 1966?

3. How did Duke get along with Judy Garland?

4. What caused Duke to suddenly take up smoking and swearing?

5. According to Duke in Chapter 19, what is anorexia?

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

7. While Astin and Duke were touring during summer stock in Chapter 30, what was one of the worst parts of it?

8. How did the Rosses make a good working couple, as recognized by Duke in Chapter 31?

9. Why was Duke's so-called formal education an embarrassment to her?

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

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