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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. What career did Edie begin to pursue after moving to New York?

2. Who began to give Edie a lot of attention after she became a member of Warhol's entourage?

3. Getting a back room at which New York establishment is described as being akin to walking on water?

4. When Edie returned home in 1966, what did her parents begin giving her?

5. For what reason is it suggested that Bob Dylan was fascinated by Edie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edie say about her apartment fire?

2. How was Edie received by the press?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is said about Warhol's fear of intimacy?

10. Describe Warhol's New York loft, The Factory.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Edie's parents and her relationship with them. Describe Francis Sedgwick. What was his relationship like with his children? Was he to blame for their psychological problems? Why or why not? Describe Alice Sedgwick. What was her relationship like with her children? How did she deal with her husband's infidelities?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss drugs in Edie, An American Biography. How did Edie's drug use affect her life? Discuss drug culture in the 1960s and how it differs from today.

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