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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 neighborhood did Edie end up in following her apartment fire?

2. Who did Edie live with when she first moved to New York?

3. Where did Edie live after her apartment fire?

4. Where did the furniture in Warhol's 47th Street loft come from?

5. What drug did Edie begin to use after moving into her own apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bobby Sedgwick and his relationship with his father.

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

3. What were "vitamin shots"?

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

5. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

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

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

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

9. How did Edie meet Andy Warhol?

10. How did Bobby Sedgwick die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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