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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. How old was Bobby Sedgwick when he died?

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

3. What did Edie blame her use of hard drugs on?

4. What were members of Andy's entourage provided with by doctors?

5. What drug was Edie said to be taking almost constantly around the time she filmed Ciao! Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Describe Bobby Sedgwick and his relationship with his father.

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

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

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

8. How did Bobby Sedgwick die?

9. How did Edie meet Andy Warhol?

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 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

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

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