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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lillian photograph once she stopped photographing outside?
(a) Herself.
(b) The animals in the yard.
(c) Kenneth and his friends.
(d) Whoever came to the door.

2. How many boxes did Lillian Preston leave behind when she died?
(a) 42.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 188.

3. At the Ipslinger Gallery, Lillian exhibits with a man who is known as the Ansel Adams of what kind of photography?
(a) Miniature.
(b) Nude.
(c) Animal.
(d) Night.

4. About how many photographs did Lillian take every day?
(a) 150.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 80.

5. How did Lillian and Samantha travel to Cleveland?
(a) Bus.
(b) Plane.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

6. What is the photo called Mommy is Sick a picture of?
(a) Heroin addiction.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Cancer treatment.
(d) Abortion.

7. Where did Lillian photograph the man who was Samantha’s father?
(a) In the street.
(b) In the shower.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the park.

8. What was it that made Lillian sad for Manhattan, once she moved to Brooklyn?
(a) The trees.
(b) The slower traffic.
(c) The parks.
(d) The children.

9. Where does Grete’s art come from?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Religion.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Depression.

10. How does Samantha characterize herself as a child?
(a) A loner.
(b) An outsider.
(c) A social butterfly.
(d) A socialite.

11. Who is the narrator of the exhibition catalog that comprises the novel?
(a) Franny Panic.
(b) Lillian Preston.
(c) Sam Decker.
(d) Samantha Preston.

12. What did Samantha want from Lillian, after they moved in with Grete and Kaja?
(a) To talk to her real father.
(b) To move back in with Ken.
(c) To live by herself.
(d) To live with her grandparents.

13. How many weeks along was Lillian, when she realized she was pregnant?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 22.

14. Where did Lillian Preston’s parents expect her to go to school?
(a) Northwestern.
(b) The New School.
(c) Cleveland Teachers College.
(d) Ursaline College.

15. How does Patricia Stokes characterize living with Lillian?
(a) A hospitable home.
(b) Coziness.
(c) Squalor.
(d) Comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Ro-ro?

2. How does Lillian characterize Mr. Janovic?

3. What ethnic group is the majority where Lillian moves in downstairs with Deborah?

4. How does Lillian characterize Nina’s personality?

5. How old was Samantha when Ken started to want kids of his own with Lillian?

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