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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which event is Theodore Sedgewick said to have been intimately involved with?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The American Revolution.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) The Civil War.

2. 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.

3. In what year did Francis Sedgwick marry?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1929.

4. Which of the following seemed to plague Francis Minturn?
(a) Chronic fatigue.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Voices.
(d) Phobias.

5. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?
(a) An alpha and an omega symbol.
(b) A bird bath.
(c) A cross.
(d) An obelisk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?

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

3. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?

4. What distinguished position did Theodore Sedgwick eventually reach in his career?

5. What preparatory boarding school did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?

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