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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 old was Babbo when he died?
(a) Eighty-one years old.
(b) Ninety-five years old.
(c) One hundred years old.
(d) Seventy-five years old.

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

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

4. What distinguished position did Theodore Sedgwick eventually reach in his career?
(a) Bank President.
(b) Principal.
(c) Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
(d) General of the Army.

5. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?
(a) 6000 acres.
(b) 25 acres.
(c) 100 acres.
(d) 500 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the likely reason for Francis Sedgwick's rejection to join the military?

2. What example does Saucie use to illustrate her feeling that Edie got everything she wanted?

3. How many children did Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Sarah May Minturn have?

4. How did Francis feel about joining the military?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Saucie recall having with Edie in 1960 after she had left St. Timothy's?

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

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

4. What does the author describe as Judge Theodore Sedgwick's accomplishments?

5. How did Edie behave at St. Timothy's school?

6. Why is it important for the reader to know about Edie Sedgwick's family?

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

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

9. How did Francis Sedgwick develop an interest in art?

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

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