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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 reason is suggested for the large number of children Alice and Francis had together?
(a) Alice came from a small family and wanted to have a big family as an adult.
(b) Alice wanted to prove she could have more children than anyone else.
(c) Alice and Francis did not believe in birth control.
(d) Alice was incredibly fertile.

2. Why are Sedgwicks buried in the particular formation they are around Theodore Sedgwick?
(a) To allow for his descendants to be buried in an already full graveyard.
(b) To create a memorable monument for the Sedgwick family.
(c) Theodore thought it would be visually striking.
(d) So they can arise together on Judgement day.

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

4. What were many of the artworks Francis created inspired by?
(a) Women he had affairs with.
(b) His family.
(c) WWII.
(d) Money.

5. How old was Babbo when he died?
(a) One hundred years old.
(b) Ninety-five years old.
(c) Eighty-one years old.
(d) Seventy-five years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Sedgwick family home, what was a "round up"?

2. When did the Sedgwicks permanently move to California?

3. What did the Groton school decide to do which made Francis go berserk?

4. What did Edie intend to study in Cambridge when she moved there in 1963?

5. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?

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