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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 is one of the first things Duke did after marrying Harry Falk?
2. How did Duke like the house she and John Astin lived in with their five kids?
3. What did the inside of Harry Falk's coffee cup say in Chapter 18?
4. What restriction did Ethel Ross place on Duke during John Ross's funeral?
5. Why did Duke and John Astin begin their five-year stint as touring stage actors?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think took Duke so long to realize that her husband, Harry Falk, was seeing another woman in California?
2. Why was The Patty Duke Show canceled in 1966?
3. While the children were very bothersome to Duke, John Astin seemed to have no trouble with them. Why was this?
4. How believable is Duke's story of her relationship with Frank Sinatra?
5. Why did Duke decide to adopt John Astin's children?
6. How did Duke decide to change her appearance once she became attracted to Harry Falk?
7. Why might Duke have been so uncomfortable with Joanna Barnes, Harry Falk's friend?
8. Why did Duke have so much trouble in her relationship with Desi Arnaz, Jr.?
9. How did Duke happen to fall in love with Harry Falk?
10. Why, when Bobby Kennedy was shot, did Duke become so hysterical, even losing some control over herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the meaning that the death of John Ross held for Duke. How does Duke feel toward Ethel Ross at this time?
Essay Topic 2
When Ethel Ross's mother died, Duke was devastated. How did "Gramma" have a direct effect upon Duke's relationship with the Rosses? How did her death become the impetus for a break between Duke and the Rosses?
Essay Topic 3
When Duke left the Rosses to live alone and began to date Harry Falk, her behavior changed. In what ways did Duke behave when she was more or less on her own? Why did she behave in this fashion?
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