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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cleveland, 1970-1976 and The Last Self-Portraits, Catalog items 103-118, pages 271-323.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it that made Lillian sad for Manhattan, once she moved to Brooklyn?
(a) The trees.
(b) The children.
(c) The slower traffic.
(d) The parks.

2. Why did Samantha’s grandparents refuse to take her to see Kaja?
(a) They disapproved of Kaja.
(b) The neighborhood was too rough.
(c) They did not know her neighborhood.
(d) The distance was too far.

3. Where did Deborah get Lillian a typing job?
(a) A camera store.
(b) A lawyer’s office.
(c) A bank.
(d) A book store.

4. Where had Samantha been while Lillian was being arrested?
(a) School.
(b) Day care with Mrs. Ardolini.
(c) With Deborah.
(d) Grete and Kaja’s house.

5. What is Grete’s art form?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Painting.
(c) Music.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Samantha say she hates the picture Mommy is Sick?

3. What symptom lingered after Lillian’s weekend in jail?

4. How many boxes did Lillian Preston leave behind when she died?

5. Why does Samantha say that Lillian did not notice the decline in her behavior?

(see the answer key)

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