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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Samantha Series,” Catalog items 63-70, pages 150-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Kenneth live?
(a) In Washington Heights.
(b) In the Fifties.
(c) In Brooklyn.
(d) In Astoria.

2. What did Kaja’s father tell Samantha about her mother’s work?
(a) It was divine.
(b) It was dangerous.
(c) It deserved respect.
(d) It was meaningless.

3. What did Lillian say she thought she was doing by taking the pictures she took?
(a) Saving moments.
(b) Revealing truths.
(c) Making windows.
(d) Protecting her daughter.

4. How does Stromlin describe Lillian’s pictures in his review of the Lacuna exhibit?
(a) Troubling but beautiful.
(b) Artful.
(c) Obscene.
(d) Light and sweet.

5. What church does Patricia Stokes say Lillian Preston worshipped in?
(a) The Church of the Frozen Image.
(b) The Church of Street People.
(c) The Catholic church.
(d) The Church of Artistic Fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Samantha characterize her relationship with her mother’s work?

2. About how many photographs did Lillian take every day?

3. Who did Lillian photograph once she stopped photographing outside?

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

5. Why did Lillian stop photographing outside?

(see the answer key)

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