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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 is the location where Theodore Sedgwick is buried referred to as?
(a) A Sedgwick pie.
(b) The Sedgwick circle.
(c) The Sedgwick resting place.
(d) The Sedgwick plot.

2. What university did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

3. How did Minty die?
(a) He fell off a balcony.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He died of cancer.

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

5. Which of the following was a sign that life had changed for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third home in California?
(a) There were more horses to ride.
(b) Edie was given hand-me-downs to wear.
(c) Edie's parents were around less.
(d) The butler served the family at the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were many of the artworks Francis created inspired by?

2. What boarding school did Edie go to at the age of thirteen?

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

4. What reason is suggested for the large number of children Alice and Francis had together?

5. In which European city did Edie and Francis have a fight in a hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Sedgwick-Minturn legacy begin?

2. What experiences did Edie have in psychiatric hospitals?

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

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

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

6. Describe Judge Theodore Sedgwick's unusual burial site.

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

8. What are Saucie's memories of living in the family's Goleta ranch?

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

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

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