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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 would the people who hung out at Warhol's apartment do anything for?

2. What neighborhood did Edie end up in following her apartment fire?

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

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

5. Which fashion designer did Edie begin working with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Edie begin to change after striking out on her own New York?

4. Describe Andy Warhol's background.

5. How did Bobby Sedgwick die?

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

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

8. Describe Warhol's New York loft, The Factory.

9. What was Alice Sedgwick's concern for her son Bobby?

10. What types of people could be found at The Factory?

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

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

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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