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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick get her nickname?
(a) She was said to look like a sausage at birth.
(b) She always behaved seductively around men.
(c) She put large quantities of ketchup on her food.
(d) Spaghetti was her favorite food.

5. What happened on Long Island that made Saucie break ties with her father?
(a) He told her she was a disappointment.
(b) He made a pass at her.
(c) He hit her.
(d) He embarassed her at a party.

6. In which European city did Edie and Francis have a fight in a hotel room?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Bordeaux.

7. When did the Sedgwicks permanently move to California?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1946.

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

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

10. 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 wanted to prove she could have more children than anyone else.
(c) Alice and Francis did not believe in birth control.
(d) Alice was incredibly fertile.

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

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

13. How did Minty die?
(a) He died of cancer.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He fell off a balcony.

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

15. Who encouraged Francis Sedgwick to develop his artistic side?
(a) His parents.
(b) His wife.
(c) His co-workers.
(d) His Harvard professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Silver Hill?

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

3. Who is Lily Saarinen?

4. What did Edie intend to study in Cambridge when she moved there in 1963?

5. What sport did Francis insist his son Minty play?

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