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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) 1968.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1977.

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

3. What does Patricia Stokes say was the price for Lilly’s immense talent?
(a) Drug use.
(b) Constant attention.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Perpetual fear.

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

5. Where did Lillian move after her apartment with Patty?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Gramercy.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Lower East Side.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Lillian doing for money while she lived downstairs from Deborah?

3. Who is narrating the novel in the beginning?

4. Where did Lillian Preston’s parents expect her to go to school?

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

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