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

2. How did the Sedgwick children feel about California?

3. How many children did Francis Sedgwick have with his wife?

4. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?

5. In the 1930s, where was the Sedgwicks Long Island home located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many siblings did Edie Sedgwick have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the New York social scene during the 1960s. How did this place and time affect Edie and her lifestyle?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Edie's time at The Factory. What was The Factory? What sorts of things took place there? How did it affect Edie's life? Was it a positive or negative influence?

Essay Topic 3

Andy Warhol played a significant role in Edie's life. Discuss to what extent Warhol influenced Edie's life. Describe Edie's time with Warhol and how he shaped her future.

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