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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 does Deborah say Lillian’s economic situation was?
(a) She was putting money away.
(b) She was making good money.
(c) She was always calling her parents for bailouts.
(d) She was always borrowing money for food.

2. For what did Lillian use the money she got from her mother?
(a) Rent and food.
(b) Classes with a fashion art director.
(c) An abortion.
(d) Medical bills.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lillian Preston call the best photographer no one ever heard of?

2. What is the photo called Mommy is Sick a picture of?

3. Where did the narrator see the words “Mommy is sick” in the beginning of the novel?

4. How many images were in the Samantha series?

5. Who is in the first photo in the exhibition?

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