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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was a sign that life had changed for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third home in California?
(a) Edie's parents were around less.
(b) The butler served the family at the table.
(c) There were more horses to ride.
(d) Edie was given hand-me-downs to wear.

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

3. What is the location where Theodore Sedgwick is buried referred to as?
(a) A Sedgwick pie.
(b) The Sedgwick circle.
(c) The Sedgwick resting place.
(d) The Sedgwick plot.

4. In the Sedgwick family home, what was a "round up"?
(a) A night of board games.
(b) A horse race.
(c) A hunting trip.
(d) A picnic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Babbo Sedgwick said to have liked to read?

2. In the 1930s, where was the Sedgwicks Long Island home located?

3. In what year did Henry Dwight Sedgwick marry Sarah May Minturn?

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

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

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