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

2. What expression did Bobby use to describe his father's ways?

3. For what occasion did Edie return home to California for in 1966?

4. Who was Paul America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

2. What alarmed Leonard Cohen when he met Edie?

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

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

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

6. How did Warhol's people go about teaching Edie a lesson for questioning his scripts?

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

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

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

10. What happened when Edie went home to visit her family at Christmas in 1966?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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