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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Duke meet her second husband, Michael Tell?

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

5. What happened on February 2, 1963, in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Duke and her new husband, Harry Falk, find collecting Duke's money from the county clerk's office to be a painful event?

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

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

4. How believable is Duke's story of her relationship with Frank Sinatra?

5. Why did Duke's pregnancy in Chapter 27 become such a media frenzy?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the personalities of John and Ethel Ross.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the first half of the book, Duke tells of the horrible ways the Rosses treated her. Much of the writing exhibits a tone of bitterness and anger, while at the same time there is an aura of forgiveness. Examine Duke's tone in her writing style when discussing how the Rosses treated her.

Essay Topic 3

One of Duke's most important triumphs was her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, both on stage on in film. Explore Duke's relationship with co-star Anne Bancroft. How did Duke feel about Bancroft? What did Bancroft represent? How did the relationship affect her?

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