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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did other members of Theodore Sedgwick's family settle?
(a) Haverhill.
(b) Chelmsford.
(c) Stockbridge.
(d) Cambridge.

4. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?
(a) 6000 acres.
(b) 25 acres.
(c) 500 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

5. Which event is Theodore Sedgewick said to have been intimately involved with?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

6. What was Francis Minturn Junior's nickname?
(a) Junebug.
(b) Fran.
(c) Minty.
(d) Franny.

7. What did Edie avoid even though she enjoyed hanging around intellectuals?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Coffee shops and libraries.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Classic literature.

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

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

10. Who did Saucie think was the prettiest of her sisters?
(a) Edie.
(b) Pamela.
(c) Susanna.
(d) Katherine.

11. In the Sedgwick family home, what was a "round up"?
(a) A night of board games.
(b) A horse race.
(c) A hunting trip.
(d) A picnic.

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

13. What kind of home did the Sedgwicks first live in in California?
(a) A fruit ranch.
(b) A turn of the century mansion.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A duplex.

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

15. How did Saucie feel about Edie?
(a) She loved her as a sister should.
(b) She was worried about her.
(c) She disliked her heartily.
(d) She was in awe of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?

2. Why are Sedgwicks buried in the particular formation they are around Theodore Sedgwick?

3. What university did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?

4. How did Francis attempt to have Saucie thrown out of Radcliffe?

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

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