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

2. Who is the narrator of the exhibition catalog that comprises the novel?
(a) Lillian Preston.
(b) Samantha Preston.
(c) Franny Panic.
(d) Sam Decker.

3. How many boxes did Lillian Preston leave behind when she died?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 188.
(d) 42.

4. What ethnic group is the majority where Lillian moves in downstairs with Deborah?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Indian.
(d) Russian.

5. What does Samantha say Lillian’s pictures prepared her for?
(a) Coming to terms with death.
(b) Seeing how other people see the world.
(c) Seeing the core of people in the real world.
(d) Accepting rejection.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What choice did Lillian Preston give her daughter in regard to the photos in the Samantha series?

3. What does Lillian Preston’s photo of the Times Square recruit indicate her interest in, according to Samantha?

4. What effect would the image of Mommy is Sick have on the narrator?

5. What does Deborah say Lillian’s economic situation was?

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