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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Edie begin attending St. Timothy's school?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1956.

2. How did Francis attempt to have Saucie thrown out of Radcliffe?
(a) By hiring someone to plant drugs on her.
(b) By telling the dean she was promiscuous.
(c) By refusing to pay her tuition.
(d) By sending a bodyguard to drag her out of classes.

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

4. Which of the following was one of Francis Minturn Sedgewick's nicknames?
(a) Finty.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Frannie.
(d) Fuzzy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was a sign that life had changed for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third home in California?

3. What is the first name of Francis Sedgwick's daughter who was nicknamed "Saucie"?

4. What kind of attitude does Saucie say Edie had developed by the time she was a young woman?

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

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