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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. What did Edie claim she was doing when her apartment caught fire?

3. Edie had an unsuccessful audition for a play by which playwright?

4. It is suggested that Bobby's behavior became more radical to distract his family from what?

5. What did Edie confess was the motivation for most of the things she did?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

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

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

4. What was the "New York scene" like when Edie moved to New York?

5. What types of people could be found at The Factory?

6. What does Gerard Malanga say about Warhol's films?

7. How did Bobby Sedgwick die?

8. After Edie became a member of Warhol's entourage, what did people begin to question about her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Edie's siblings. What were her relationships like with them? What struggles did they face? Was there a connection between the issues they dealt with and the issues that Edie dealt with?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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