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

2. Who shot Andy Warhol?

3. Which room of Warhol's apartment did Bill Name occupy?

4. What career did Edie begin to pursue after moving to New York?

5. Why did Edie decide to move to New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Edie meet Andy Warhol?

4. How did Bobby Sedgwick die?

5. What alarmed Leonard Cohen when he met Edie?

6. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

7. How was Edie received by the press?

8. What successes did Edie find in modeling after her relationship with Warhol ended?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Edie's turn as a model in the 1960's fashion world. What were the trends of the era, and in what way was Edie a symbol of the fashion of this era? What was Edie's relationship with Vogue? How and why did this relationship end?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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