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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Babbo's outlook on life described by his family members?
(a) As modern.
(b) As pessimistic.
(c) As optimistic.
(d) As traditional.

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

3. What boarding school did Edie go to at the age of thirteen?
(a) Salem Academy.
(b) Katharine Branson.
(c) West Nottingham Academy.
(d) Linden Hall.

4. While staying at Bloomingdale hospital, what did Edie do while out on a visitor's pass?
(a) She stole a car.
(b) She tried to run away.
(c) She got married.
(d) She got an abortion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military did Francis' brother, Minturn, serve during World War Two?

2. What is the first name of Francis Sedgwick's daughter who was nicknamed "Saucie"?

3. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?

4. What did the Groton school decide to do which made Francis go berserk?

5. What is the location where Theodore Sedgwick is buried referred to as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Francis's response when Groton decided to start admitting black students?

2. What does Saucie recall about her rebelliousness as a young woman?

3. What impression does Jane Wilson share about Edie as a child?

4. How did Francis feel about serving in the military during World War II?

5. Where did Judge Theodore Sedgwick's family settle?

6. What is said about Francis's desire to be a father?

7. Who did Edie keep in her company when she moved to Cambridge in 1963?

8. What reason is given for the number of children Francis and Alice had together?

9. What experiences did Edie have in psychiatric hospitals?

10. What is the intended purpose of the circular burial of Sedgwicks around Judge's Theodore Sedgwick's tomb?

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