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

2. How did Francis attempt to have Saucie thrown out of Radcliffe?

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

4. What did the Groton school decide to do which made Francis go berserk?

5. In what year was Francis Minturn Sedgewick born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What experiences did Edie have in psychiatric hospitals?

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

5. What impression does Jane Wilson share about Edie as a child?

6. What story is provided as an example of the amount of pressure Francis put upon his children?

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

8. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of Edie, An American Biography. What genre is it and what are the elements of this genre? What elements of the genre are found in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Edie's parents and her relationship with them. Describe Francis Sedgwick. What was his relationship like with his children? Was he to blame for their psychological problems? Why or why not? Describe Alice Sedgwick. What was her relationship like with her children? How did she deal with her husband's infidelities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Edie's lifestyle throughout her life. How did her lifestyle change after moving to New York? Did her lifestyle negatively impact her health?

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