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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) Salem Academy.
(b) West Nottingham Academy.
(c) Katharine Branson.
(d) Linden Hall.

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

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

4. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?
(a) With their heads closest to his head.
(b) Side by side.
(c) With their heads at his feet.
(d) With their feet facing him.

5. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

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

7. In what position did the first Sedgewick on record serve in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
(a) Governor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Major General.
(d) Lieutenant.

8. Why are Sedgwicks buried in the particular formation they are around Theodore Sedgwick?
(a) Theodore thought it would be visually striking.
(b) To create a memorable monument for the Sedgwick family.
(c) To allow for his descendants to be buried in an already full graveyard.
(d) So they can arise together on Judgement day.

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

10. What were many of the artworks Francis created inspired by?
(a) His family.
(b) WWII.
(c) Money.
(d) Women he had affairs with.

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

12. Who was Edie Sedgwick named after?
(a) A famous actress.
(b) Her father's favorite aunt.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Her mother's mother.

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

14. In the 1930s, the Sedgwicks divided their time between Long Island and which place?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Miami.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the 1930s, where was the Sedgwicks Long Island home located?

3. While staying at Bloomingdale hospital, what did Edie do while out on a visitor's pass?

4. What kind of home did the Sedgwicks first live in in California?

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

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