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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Park Slope, 1961-1963, Catalog items 55-62, pages 122-149.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Grete take Kaja and Samantha to get them out of the house while Lillian was feeling ill after the abortion?
(a) Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(b) The circus.
(c) The park.
(d) MoMA.

3. 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 philosopher.
(d) She calls her a technician.

4. How old was Samantha when her grandparents got in touch with Lillian?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

5. 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?
(a) Despair.
(b) Self-doubt.
(c) Envy.
(d) Haughtiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Samantha want from Lillian, after they moved in with Grete and Kaja?

2. How old was Samantha when Ken started to want kids of his own with Lillian?

3. When does the narrator say Lillian Preston stopped showing photos?

4. Who is narrating the novel in the beginning?

5. How regularly did Lillian take self-portraits after 18 weeks?

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