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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following seemed to plague Francis Minturn?
(a) Phobias.
(b) Chronic fatigue.
(c) Voices.
(d) Bad luck.

2. Where did other members of Theodore Sedgwick's family settle?
(a) Chelmsford.
(b) Haverhill.
(c) Stockbridge.
(d) Cambridge.

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

4. What university did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

5. Why are Sedgwicks buried in the particular formation they are around Theodore Sedgwick?
(a) So they can arise together on Judgement day.
(b) To allow for his descendants to be buried in an already full graveyard.
(c) To create a memorable monument for the Sedgwick family.
(d) Theodore thought it would be visually striking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930s, the Sedgwicks divided their time between Long Island and which place?

2. The Sedgwick children believed that their father, Francis, carried shame for not entering which occupation?

3. In Chapter 9, what secret do the Sedgwick children recall discovering about their father?

4. What reason is suggested for the large number of children Alice and Francis had together?

5. What distinguished position did Theodore Sedgwick eventually reach in his career?

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