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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. 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) There were more horses to ride.
(c) Edie's parents were around less.
(d) The butler served the family at the table.

2. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?
(a) College professors.
(b) Sedgwick family members.
(c) The media.
(d) 1960s historians.

3. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?
(a) With their heads at his feet.
(b) With their feet facing him.
(c) With their heads closest to his head.
(d) Side by side.

4. Who is Lily Saarinen?
(a) Edie's roommate.
(b) Edie's sister.
(c) Edie's cousin.
(d) Edie's friend.

5. What was the likely reason for Francis Sedgwick's rejection to join the military?
(a) Psychological imbalance.
(b) Poor eyesight.
(c) Bronchial asthma.
(d) Clubfoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparatory boarding school did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?

2. In what year did Henry Dwight Sedgwick marry Sarah May Minturn?

3. Which of the following seemed to plague Francis Minturn?

4. What did Edie avoid even though she enjoyed hanging around intellectuals?

5. What did Edie start to get in trouble for doing while at St. Timothy's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe "Bobbo" Sedgwick.

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