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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 always calling her parents for bailouts.
(b) She was putting money away.
(c) She was making good money.
(d) She was always borrowing money for food.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Lillian photograph the man who was Samantha’s father?

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

5. What does Samantha say Lillian’s pictures prepared her for?

(see the answer key)

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