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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Greenwich Village 1953-1954. Catalog items 10-18; Lower East Side, Catalog items 19-27, pages 24-59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lillian characterize Mr. Janovic?
(a) A workhorse.
(b) Inattentive.
(c) Kind and reassuring.
(d) Smart but cruel.

2. Who did Lillian Preston call the best photographer no one ever heard of?
(a) Lyonel Tsaregorodcev
(b) Sam Decker.
(c) Lillian Preston.
(d) Nina Pagano.

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

4. 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.

5. Where did the narrator see the words “Mommy is sick” in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A museum.
(b) A newspaper headline.
(c) A protest poster.
(d) An art gallery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boxes did Lillian Preston leave behind when she died?

2. What does Lillian Preston try to photograph?

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

4. Who is the narrator of the exhibition catalog that comprises the novel?

5. What does Patricia Stokes say exasperated her about Lillian?

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