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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event prompted Francis Minturn Sedgwick to have a nervous breakdown?
(a) A violent storm.
(b) The stock market crash.
(c) The death of his mother.
(d) An apparent ghost sighting.

2. How is Bobby's Sedgwick's personality described in Chapter 14?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Boring.
(c) Easy-going.
(d) Unpredictable.

3. How many acres was the new property that the Sedgwicks bought in the 1950s?
(a) 500 acres.
(b) 6000 acres.
(c) 25 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

4. What is Babbo Sedgwick said to have liked to read?
(a) Poetry.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Classic literature.

5. In the book, Edie: An American Biography who helps to tell the story of the Sedgwick ancestors?
(a) Sedgwick family members.
(b) 1960s historians.
(c) College professors.
(d) The media.

Short Answer Questions

1. While speaking about her family's life in California, what term does Saucie use to describe her parents?

2. What university did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?

3. What was Francis Minturn Junior's nickname?

4. In the 1950s, what became increasingly prevalent near the Sedgwick property?

5. In what branch of the military did Francis' brother, Minturn, serve during World War Two?

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