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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. Getting a back room at which New York establishment is described as being akin to walking on water?

2. Who is Gerard Malanga?

3. Which fashion designer did Edie begin working with?

4. How did it seem Francis felt about having Edie committed in 1966?

5. What did Bob Dylan tell Edie he wanted to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is said about Warhol's fear of intimacy?

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

4. What was the "New York scene" like when Edie moved to New York?

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

6. How was Edie received by the press?

7. What alarmed Leonard Cohen when he met Edie?

8. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

9. How did Edie meet Andy Warhol?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Edie's lifestyle throughout her life. How did her lifestyle change after moving to New York? Did her lifestyle negatively impact her health?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Edie's childhood. What was the family dynamic like living on the ranch? What events took place during Edie's childhood which may have affected her?

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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