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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 did Duke tell second assistant director, Harry Falk, on the set of The Patty Duke Show?

2. What board game did Michael Tell and Duke play at her apartment in the Sierra Towers?

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

4. Whose primary campaign for the Presidency was Duke involved with during the filming of Me, Natalie?

5. Who called Duke one night to tell her John Ross had died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Duke feel when she heard that John Ross had died?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duke often felt, as a young girl, that even if she did something right, she had still done wrong. Give examples of times when she might have felt this way and explain why. Examine how the Rosses had a hand in Duke having these feelings of confusion.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the meaning that the death of John Ross held for Duke. How does Duke feel toward Ethel Ross at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Duke's mother was characterized as a very weak person. Examine and detail the ways in which one can easily come to this conclusion. Were there any examples of Mrs. Duke showing strength in character? How did the Rosses treat her?

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