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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. Who was Joanna Barnes?

2. What did Frank Sinatra invite Duke to do at Stefanino's restaurant?

3. What caused Duke to curse at the Rosses for the first time ever?

4. What emotionally significant occurrence happened for Duke in the summer of 1963?

5. What did the inside of Harry Falk's coffee cup say in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Duke compensate, in school, for being one of the shortest students there?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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. How did Duke decide to change her appearance once she became attracted to Harry Falk?

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

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

Explain Duke's mother's attitudes toward her home, her children and her husband. How was her mother a driving force in shaping Duke's attitudes toward life?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the various ways in which the Rosses stole Duke's youth from her. How did this affect Duke later in life?

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