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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Sedgwick children feel about California?
(a) They were indifferent.
(b) They missed the white Christmases.
(c) They hated the heat.
(d) They thought it was paradise.

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

3. In the 1950s, what became increasingly prevalent near the Sedgwick property?
(a) Commercial buildings.
(b) Hi-rise apartments.
(c) Oil wells.
(d) Wolves.

4. What boarding school did Edie go to at the age of thirteen?
(a) West Nottingham Academy.
(b) Katharine Branson.
(c) Salem Academy.
(d) Linden Hall.

5. What example does Saucie use to illustrate her feeling that Edie got everything she wanted?
(a) Edie being given a pony.
(b) Edie being allowed to drive her father's Mercedes.
(c) Edie being able to decide what school she attended.
(d) Edie having access to her father's bank account.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which European city did Edie and Francis have a fight in a hotel room?

2. What disease did Edie suffer from which led to her being taken out of boarding school?

3. Where did other members of Theodore Sedgwick's family settle?

4. Who was Gabrielle Ladd?

5. Who did Francis Minturn Sedgwick marry?

(see the answer key)

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