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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were many of the artworks Francis created inspired by?
(a) Women he had affairs with.
(b) WWII.
(c) Money.
(d) His family.

2. How did Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick get her nickname?
(a) She always behaved seductively around men.
(b) She put large quantities of ketchup on her food.
(c) Spaghetti was her favorite food.
(d) She was said to look like a sausage at birth.

3. In the 1950s, what became increasingly prevalent near the Sedgwick property?
(a) Oil wells.
(b) Commercial buildings.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Hi-rise apartments.

4. What event prompted Francis Minturn Sedgwick to have a nervous breakdown?
(a) A violent storm.
(b) An apparent ghost sighting.
(c) The death of his mother.
(d) The stock market crash.

5. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?
(a) The fortune he lost.
(b) His infidelities.
(c) His real age.
(d) That he wore a wig.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Francis feel about joining the military?

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

3. What was Henry Dwight Sedgwick's nickname?

4. How did the Sedgwick children feel about California?

5. How many children did Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Sarah May Minturn have?

(see the answer key)

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