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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the group of gays Edie fell in with at Harvard referred to as?
(a) Harvard Homosexuals.
(b) Gay Guys.
(c) Dancing Queens.
(d) Nitroglycerin Queens.

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

3. Who is the author of Edie: An American Biography?
(a) Edie Sedgwick.
(b) Katharine Branson.
(c) Jean Stein.
(d) Michael Post.

4. Which of the following was a sign that life had changed for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third home in California?
(a) Edie was given hand-me-downs to wear.
(b) The butler served the family at the table.
(c) Edie's parents were around less.
(d) There were more horses to ride.

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

6. In what year was Edie Sedgwick born?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1940.

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

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

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

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

11. What is Silver Hill?
(a) A psychiatric hospital.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) The Sedgwick's family home.
(d) Edie's hometown.

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

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

14. What was the likely reason for Francis Sedgwick's rejection to join the military?
(a) Poor eyesight.
(b) Clubfoot.
(c) Psychological imbalance.
(d) Bronchial asthma.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?

2. What is Babbo Sedgwick said to have liked to read?

3. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?

4. What boarding school did Edie go to at the age of thirteen?

5. In what year did Francis Sedgwick marry?

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