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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first of Edie's relatives, the Sedgwicks, on record?
(a) Robert Sedgwick.
(b) Francis Sedgwick.
(c) Luther Sedgwick.
(d) Martin Sedgwick.

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

3. Which of the following was one of Francis Minturn Sedgewick's nicknames?
(a) Fuzzy.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Finty.
(d) Frannie.

4. Where did Theodore Sedgwick live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

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. In what position must Sedgwicks be buried around Theodore Sedgwick?

2. What preparatory boarding school did Francis Minturn Sedgewick attend?

3. What was Francis Minturn Junior's nickname?

4. What was Edie Sedgwick's full first name?

5. How many children did Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Sarah May Minturn have?

(see the answer key)

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