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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. What artistic vocation did Francis Sedgwick devote himself to?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Painting.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Interior design.

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

3. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?
(a) His real age.
(b) That he wore a wig.
(c) His infidelities.
(d) The fortune he lost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Saucie feel about Edie?

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

3. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?

4. What happened on Long Island that made Saucie break ties with her father?

5. How did Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick get her nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Sedgwick-Minturn legacy begin?

3. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

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

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

6. What does the author tell us about Edie's father, Francis Minturn Sedgwick?

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

8. Describe "Bobbo" Sedgwick.

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

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

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