Edie, an American Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jean Stein
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Edie, an American Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jean Stein
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state was St. Timothy's school in?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Maryland.

2. Which of Edie's brother developed problems with alcohol and drugs?
(a) George.
(b) Bert.
(c) Minty.
(d) Harold.

3. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Boston.

4. What was Francis Minturn Junior's nickname?
(a) Franny.
(b) Junebug.
(c) Fran.
(d) Minty.

5. What example does Saucie use to illustrate her feeling that Edie got everything she wanted?
(a) Edie being given a pony.
(b) Edie being able to decide what school she attended.
(c) Edie having access to her father's bank account.
(d) Edie being allowed to drive her father's Mercedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?

2. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?

3. What was Francis Sedgwick well known for being obsessive about?

4. Who did Saucie think was the prettiest of her sisters?

5. What did Edie have nightmares about while she was at boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Saucie recall having with Edie in 1960 after she had left St. Timothy's?

2. Where did Judge Theodore Sedgwick's family settle?

3. In the book, what do the Sedgwick children share about their father's infidelities?

4. Who did Edie keep in her company when she moved to Cambridge in 1963?

5. How many siblings did Edie Sedgwick have?

6. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

7. What impression does Jane Wilson share about Edie as a child?

8. Describe Judge Theodore Sedgwick's unusual burial site.

9. What does the author tell us about Edie's father, Francis Minturn Sedgwick?

10. What story is provided as an example of the amount of pressure Francis put upon his children?

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