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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While speaking about her family's life in California, what term does Saucie use to describe her parents?
(a) European wannabes.
(b) Renaissance people.
(c) Traditionalists.
(d) Beatniks.

2. How many children did Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Sarah May Minturn have?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

3. How is Babbo's outlook on life described by his family members?
(a) As pessimistic.
(b) As modern.
(c) As traditional.
(d) As optimistic.

4. What state was St. Timothy's school in?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?

3. What was Henry Dwight Sedgwick's nickname?

4. In what branch of the military did Francis' brother, Minturn, serve during World War Two?

5. Which "first" is Theodore Sedgwick credited with?

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