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

2. In what branch of the military did Francis' brother, Minturn, serve during World War Two?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Marine Corps.
(d) The Air Force.

3. Who was Gabrielle Ladd?
(a) Alice's sister.
(b) The woman Babbo married.
(c) Edie's tutor.
(d) Edie's friend.

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) There were more horses to ride.
(d) Edie's parents were around less.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?

2. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?

3. What was the name of the property the Sedgwicks bought during the Second World War?

4. Who is Lily Saarinen?

5. Who was Jane Wilson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How many siblings did Edie Sedgwick have?

4. What story is provided as an example of the amount of pressure Francis put upon his children?

5. How did life change for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third ranch, Rancho la Laguna de San Francisco?

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

7. What effect did oil money have on the Sedgwicks in the 1950s?

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

9. What does Stein begin book her book, Edie: An American Biography by describing to the reader?

10. In the book, what do the Sedgwick children share about their father's infidelities?

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