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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 is not one of Francis Sedgwick's daughters?
(a) Pamela.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Katharine.

2. What university did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

3. What was Henry Dwight Sedgwick's nickname?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Buck.
(c) Harry.
(d) Babbo.

4. What event prompted Francis Minturn Sedgwick to have a nervous breakdown?
(a) The death of his mother.
(b) The stock market crash.
(c) A violent storm.
(d) An apparent ghost sighting.

5. Who was Gabrielle Ladd?
(a) The woman Babbo married.
(b) Alice's sister.
(c) Edie's friend.
(d) Edie's tutor.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?

4. What was Francis Minturn Junior's nickname?

5. What was the likely reason for Francis Sedgwick's rejection to join the military?

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