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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930s, the Sedgwicks divided their time between Long Island and which place?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) Miami.
(d) Manhattan.

2. What preparatory boarding school did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?
(a) The Forman School.
(b) The Groton School.
(c) Cheshire Academy.
(d) Windermere Academy.

3. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?
(a) 500 acres.
(b) 100 acres.
(c) 25 acres.
(d) 6000 acres.

4. Who did Francis Minturn Sedgwick marry?
(a) Alice Davenport.
(b) Alice Vanderbilt.
(c) Alice Delano de Forest.
(d) Alice Hepburn.

5. Who was Jane Wilson?
(a) Edie's childhood friend.
(b) Francis' mistress.
(c) The Sedgwick children's nurse.
(d) A friend of the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason is suggested for the large number of children Alice and Francis had together?

2. How does Jane describe Edie as a little girl?

3. Which "first" is Theodore Sedgwick credited with?

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

5. How did Francis feel about joining the military?

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