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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Port Bolivar, the place where "My Sweet Charlie" was filmed?
(a) Near Galveston, Texas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) In Spain.
(d) Outside of Houston, Texas.

2. Who is Suzanne, in Chapter 29?
(a) Duke's new step-daughter.
(b) Duke's housekeeper.
(c) John Astin's ex-wife.
(d) The family dog.

3. What did Duke's relationship with Frank Sinatra, Jr., mostly consist of?
(a) Dances and parties.
(b) Traveling to both coasts.
(c) Motel room dates.
(d) Phone calls and letters.

4. Which television series did Harry Falk leave The Patty Duke Show to work on?
(a) East Side, West Side.
(b) The Untouchables.
(c) The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
(d) Happy Days.

5. What was Harry Falk hiding from Duke in Los Angeles?
(a) Her money from the Rosses.
(b) Another acting role.
(c) Another woman.
(d) Commitment papers.

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

7. What precipitated Duke's last argument with the Rosses, leading her to walk out on them?
(a) They separated her from Harry Falk.
(b) Ethel brought up her husband's suicide attempt.
(c) Duke had purchased a plane ticket.
(d) They locked away her clothing.

8. What was Harry Falk convinced that Duke had done in Chapter 21?
(a) Quit her job.
(b) Sent herself flowers.
(c) Had an affair.
(d) Spied on him.

9. What did Duke discover about herself when she brought her mother into town to attend the Emmy Awards in Chapter 25?
(a) She had lost the award.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She had herpes.
(d) She hated shopping.

10. Who was the character, Neely, from The Valley of the Dolls based upon?
(a) Sharon Tate.
(b) Patty Duke.
(c) Liza Minnelli.
(d) Judy Garland.

11. Where was Duke when she tried to commit suicide by taking about thirty sleeping pills?
(a) In Westwood Psychiatric Hospital.
(b) In the studio where she'd done The Patty Duke Show.
(c) In her apartment.
(d) On Fire Island.

12. What did Duke do for Gene Kirkland in Chapter 22?
(a) Married him.
(b) Co-signed a car lease.
(c) Bought him a television.
(d) Found him a job.

13. Why was Duke rejected for a role in "Monday After the Miracle"?
(a) She had gotten too old.
(b) Arthur Penn hated her.
(c) She never found out.
(d) She failed the audition.

14. What book was Harry Falk reading on Fire Island in Chapter 19?
(a) To Sir With Love.
(b) Catch-22.
(c) In Cold Blood.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Duke in Chapter 31 while singing the words to a song she did not know?

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

3. Where did Duke and the other stars of Valley of the Dolls promote the film?

4. What restriction did Ethel Ross place on Duke during John Ross's funeral?

5. Who begged Duke to check herself into Westwood Psychiatric Hospital again in Chapter 25?

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