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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 was Henry Dwight Sedgwick's nickname?

2. Who is Lily Saarinen?

3. What was the likely reason for Francis Sedgwick's rejection to join the military?

4. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How many siblings did Edie Sedgwick have?

5. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

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

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

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

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

10. What experiences did Edie have in psychiatric hospitals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Edie's teen years. Describe her experiences at Katharine Branson and St. Timothy's. Describe her experiences at Silver Hill and Bloomingdale. What events shaped her teenage years?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the biography Edie, An American Biography. Is the ending surprising or shocking? What tone does the conclusion have? How does it make the reader feel? Describe the end of Edie's life. Is this a tragic ending? Why or why not?

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