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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. Who was Gabrielle Ladd?

2. What boarding school did Edie go to at the age of thirteen?

3. What example does Saucie use to illustrate her feeling that Edie got everything she wanted?

4. How old was Babbo when he died?

5. In what year was Edie Sedgwick born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many siblings did Edie Sedgwick have?

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

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

4. How did the Sedgwick-Minturn legacy begin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Edie's siblings. What were her relationships like with them? What struggles did they face? Was there a connection between the issues they dealt with and the issues that Edie dealt with?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Edie's turn as an actress. What films did she appear in, and how were these films received? Was she a talented actress? Did she take her acting seriously? Describe her experience while filming Ciao! Manhattan.

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