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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Sarah May Minturn have?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

2. What kind of home did the Sedgwicks first live in in California?
(a) A fruit ranch.
(b) A turn of the century mansion.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A duplex.

3. How many children did Francis Sedgwick have with his wife?
(a) Eight.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

4. What was Francis Sedgwick well known for being obsessive about?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) His work.
(c) Money.
(d) Physical fitness.

5. Which "first" is Theodore Sedgwick credited with?
(a) The first to battle for a black woman's freedom in court.
(b) The first to sign The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The first to climb Mt. Everest.
(d) The first to fly a plane in combat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Francis Sedgwick marry?

2. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?

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

4. How did Francis feel about joining the military?

5. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?

(see the answer key)

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