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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What distinguished position did Theodore Sedgwick eventually reach in his career?
(a) General of the Army.
(b) Principal.
(c) Bank President.
(d) Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.

3. In what year did Henry Dwight Sedgwick marry Sarah May Minturn?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1887.

4. How did the Sedgwick children feel about California?
(a) They missed the white Christmases.
(b) They thought it was paradise.
(c) They were indifferent.
(d) They hated the heat.

5. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?
(a) Robert Sedgwick.
(b) Francis Sedgwick.
(c) Martin Sedgwick.
(d) Luther Sedgwick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Sedgwick family home, what was a "round up"?

2. Who did Francis Minturn Sedgwick marry?

3. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?

4. The Sedgwick children believed that their father, Francis, carried shame for not entering which occupation?

5. How did Francis feel about joining the military?

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