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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 does Jane describe Edie as a little girl?
(a) Mischievous.
(b) Headstrong.
(c) Timid.
(d) Tomboyish.

2. What did the Groton school decide to do which made Francis go berserk?
(a) Admit black students.
(b) Have shorter school years.
(c) Tear down a wing which Francis had funded.
(d) Raise the tuition prices.

3. What is the location where Theodore Sedgwick is buried referred to as?
(a) The Sedgwick circle.
(b) The Sedgwick resting place.
(c) A Sedgwick pie.
(d) The Sedgwick plot.

4. Who is Lily Saarinen?
(a) Edie's cousin.
(b) Edie's friend.
(c) Edie's roommate.
(d) Edie's sister.

5. What sport did Francis insist his son Minty play?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edie have nightmares about while she was at boarding school?

2. Who did Saucie think was the prettiest of her sisters?

3. What was Francis Sedgwick well known for being obsessive about?

4. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?

5. What did Edie avoid even though she enjoyed hanging around intellectuals?

(see the answer key)

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