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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. As Edie's celebrity grew in the mid-1960s, what did she begin to believe?

2. What piece of furniture was found in the street by Billy Name?

3. What did Edie confess was the motivation for most of the things she did?

4. Though she had money, what did Edie fail to do after striking out on her own?

5. What seemed to be the final straw in Edie and Warhol's deteriorating relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

2. How did Edie meet Andy Warhol?

3. Who did Edie stay with in New York after leaving Cambridge?

4. What is said about Edie's relationship with Bob Dylan?

5. After Edie became a member of Warhol's entourage, what did people begin to question about her?

6. What alarmed Leonard Cohen when he met Edie?

7. What was it like on the set of Ciao! Manhattan?

8. What was important for modeling in the 1960s?

9. What were "vitamin shots"?

10. What was the meeting between Andy Warhol and Francis Sedgwick like?

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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