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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of Francis Sedgwick's daughter who was nicknamed "Saucie"?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Alice.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Betty.

2. The Sedgwick children believed that their father, Francis, carried shame for not entering which occupation?
(a) Law.
(b) Banking.
(c) Business.
(d) Medicine.

3. In what year did Francis Sedgwick marry?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1920.

4. In the 1930s, where was the Sedgwicks Long Island home located?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Cold Spring Harbor.
(c) Queens.
(d) Suffolk.

5. Who did Francis Minturn Sedgwick marry?
(a) Alice Vanderbilt.
(b) Alice Delano de Forest.
(c) Alice Hepburn.
(d) Alice Davenport.

6. What was Henry Dwight Sedgwick's nickname?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Babbo.
(c) Harry.
(d) Buck.

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

8. What preparatory boarding school did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?
(a) The Groton School.
(b) Cheshire Academy.
(c) Windermere Academy.
(d) The Forman School.

9. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?
(a) His real age.
(b) His infidelities.
(c) That he wore a wig.
(d) The fortune he lost.

10. What kind of attitude does Saucie say Edie had developed by the time she was a young woman?
(a) Self-righteous.
(b) Entitled.
(c) Onsessive.
(d) Carefree.

11. What artistic vocation did Francis Sedgwick devote himself to?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Interior design.

12. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?
(a) Luther Sedgwick.
(b) Francis Sedgwick.
(c) Martin Sedgwick.
(d) Robert Sedgwick.

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

14. What event prompted Francis Minturn Sedgwick to have a nervous breakdown?
(a) The death of his mother.
(b) An apparent ghost sighting.
(c) A violent storm.
(d) The stock market crash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1950s, what became increasingly prevalent near the Sedgwick property?

2. How is Babbo's outlook on life described by his family members?

3. What was Edie Sedgwick's full first name?

4. When did the Sedgwicks permanently move to California?

5. What state was St. Timothy's school in?

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