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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. What was Katherine House?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A photography school.
(c) A school for wayward girls.
(d) A Catholic rooming house.

2. Who is narrating the novel in the beginning?
(a) Samantha Preston.
(b) Lillian Preston.
(c) Franny Panic.
(d) Sam Decker.

3. What emotion did Patty see in Lillian’s face when she did not give her the response she expected, to the praise for her work?
(a) Envy.
(b) Self-doubt.
(c) Despair.
(d) Haughtiness.

4. What does Patricia Stokes say exasperated her about Lillian?
(a) Her loose friends.
(b) Her perpetual poverty.
(c) The darkroom in the bathroom.
(d) Her drug use.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patricia Stokes say was the price for Lilly’s immense talent?

2. What kind of photography does the narrator say Lillian Preston is?

3. What church does Patricia Stokes say Lillian Preston worshipped in?

4. How does Deborah characterize Lillian’s skills in the darkroom?

5. How does Patricia Stokes characterize living with Lillian?

(see the answer key)

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