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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. When does the narrator say Lillian Preston stopped showing photos?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1968.

2. What does Lillian Preston try to photograph?
(a) Unexpected moments.
(b) People’s true faces.
(c) Rare vistas.
(d) Intimate visions.

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

4. What kind of photography does the narrator say Lillian Preston is?
(a) Landscape photographer.
(b) Nude photographer.
(c) Street photographer.
(d) Portrait photographer.

5. How does Deborah characterize Lillian’s skills in the darkroom?
(a) She calls her a conjurer.
(b) She calls her a mathematician.
(c) She calls her a technician.
(d) She calls her a philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first photo in the exhibition taken?

2. How long a focal distance did Lillian Preston use in her images?

3. What occasion does the narrator give for commenting on Lillian Preston’s life and work?

4. For what did Lillian use the money she got from her mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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