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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the occupation of Edie's ancestor, Theodore Sedgewick?
(a) Banker.
(b) Judge.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Colonel.

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

3. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?
(a) College professors.
(b) Sedgwick family members.
(c) 1960s historians.
(d) The media.

4. What is the first name of Francis Sedgwick's daughter who was nicknamed "Saucie"?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Alice.
(d) Betty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Babbo's outlook on life described by his family members?

2. What was Edie Sedgwick's full first name?

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

4. What artistic vocation did Francis Sedgwick devote himself to?

5. In the 1930s, the Sedgwicks divided their time between Long Island and which place?

(see the answer key)

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