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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 disease did Edie suffer from which led to her being taken out of boarding school?

2. How does Jane describe Edie as a little girl?

3. What were the group of gays Edie fell in with at Harvard referred to as?

4. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?

5. Who did Francis Minturn Sedgwick marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe "Bobbo" Sedgwick.

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

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

5. Who did Edie keep in her company when she moved to Cambridge in 1963?

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the first Sedgwick on record?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Edie's romantic relationships. Who did she see romantically, and how did these relationship affect her life? Discuss her marriage near the end of her life. Was Michael Post a good influence on her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss homosexuality as it is portrayed in Edie, An American Biography. Describe Edie's personal experiences with homosexuality, including her brothers' struggle with their father over his own homosexuality.

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