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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?

2. Which of the following was one of Francis Minturn Sedgewick's nicknames?

3. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?

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

5. Which of the following was a sign that life had changed for the Sedgwicks when they moved to their third home in California?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

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

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

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

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

6. What experiences did Edie have in psychiatric hospitals?

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

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

9. What troubles did Edie's brother Minty have in his short life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Edie and her rise to stardom. How did she handle her new found celebrity? How did she become so famous and what was she famous for? How was she viewed in the public eye?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the famous figures mentioned in Edie, An American Biography. Some examples are; Betsey Johnson, Jim Morrison, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Edie's time at Cambridge and Harvard. What events and experiences did Edie encounter, and how did this time in her life shape her future? What did Edie discover during this time period? Describe Edie's behavior and state of mind at this point in her life.

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