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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Diane meet Cheech McKenzie?
(a) She worked for Glamour.
(b) She saw her in a Broadway show.
(c) She was her neighbor.
(d) She interviewed to be a model.

2. What did Diane, Allan, and their new group of artist friends have in common?
(a) Their weak marriages.
(b) Their profound intellect.
(c) Their wealth.
(d) Their success.

3. The Arbus and Eliot family are described as being ________.
(a) Inseparable.
(b) Brotherly.
(c) Raucous.
(d) Enemies.

4. Diane wanted to escape the _______ of commercial photography.
(a) Strictness.
(b) Stress.
(c) Shallowness.
(d) Greed.

5. When did the affair between Alex and Diane begin?
(a) On Diane's birthday.
(b) On vacation.
(c) At the photo studio.
(d) When Allan was out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jane respond to Alex's relationship with the Arbuses?

2. Why did Diane's father send her to art school one summer in Massachusetts?

3. Unlike other girls, Diane wasn't ashamed of her _______.

4. Through her classes with Black, how did Diane perceive her life?

5. After the affair, how did Diane feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did the Russek family achieve the American dream? How?

2. Based on the end of the Afterword, do you believe Diane had a positive view on her work?

3. Why was Howard's British wife a successful saleswoman at Russeks?

4. How did Diane and Howard feel about working at Russek's? What were their reasons for continuing to work there?

5. What is the overall message about Diane from Bosworth's biography?

6. Why do you think Diane's work is more famous today than in the 60's?

7. Why did Diane and Allan stay together?

8. When did Diane achieve the peak of her fame?

9. What piqued Diane's interests in the grotesque?

10. Did Diane's "tying things up" before her death benefit her friends? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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