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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Edie start to get in trouble for doing while at St. Timothy's school?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Promiscuous behavior.
(d) Wearing the wrong clothing.

10. What is Babbo Sedgwick said to have liked to read?
(a) Classic literature.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Poetry.

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

12. Which "first" is Theodore Sedgwick credited with?
(a) The first to sign The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The first to fly a plane in combat.
(c) The first to climb Mt. Everest.
(d) The first to battle for a black woman's freedom in court.

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

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

15. Which of Edie's brother developed problems with alcohol and drugs?
(a) George.
(b) Harold.
(c) Bert.
(d) Minty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompted Francis Minturn Sedgwick to have a nervous breakdown?

2. Who is the author of Edie: An American Biography?

3. What adorns Theodore Sedgwick's grave?

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

5. Who did Saucie think was the prettiest of her sisters?

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