View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alice Sedgwick's main concern about her son Bobby in his young adult years?

2. How did Francis Sedgwick act when he met Warhol?

3. It is suggested that Bobby's behavior became more radical to distract his family from what?

4. Which fashion designer did Edie begin working with?

5. What did Warhol's loft on East 47th Street become known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Edie received by the press?

2. What types of people could be found at The Factory?

3. After Edie became a member of Warhol's entourage, what did people begin to question about her?

4. What alarmed Leonard Cohen when he met Edie?

5. What was the meeting between Andy Warhol and Francis Sedgwick like?

6. What was the "New York scene" like when Edie moved to New York?

7. What was it like on the set of Ciao! Manhattan?

8. What was Alice Sedgwick's concern for her son Bobby?

9. Who did Edie stay with in New York after leaving Cambridge?

10. Describe Andy Warhol's background.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Edie and her rise to stardom. How did she handle her new found celebrity? How did she become so famous and what was she famous for? How was she viewed in the public eye?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Edie's siblings. What were her relationships like with them? What struggles did they face? Was there a connection between the issues they dealt with and the issues that Edie dealt with?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss drugs in Edie, An American Biography. How did Edie's drug use affect her life? Discuss drug culture in the 1960s and how it differs from today.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 784 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample