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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ken tell Lillian about the house he took her to see?
(a) That he was going to house sit there.
(b) That it was his family’s house.
(c) That he wanted to give it to her.
(d) That he had bought it.

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

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

4. How does Samantha characterize herself as a child?
(a) A social butterfly.
(b) A loner.
(c) A socialite.
(d) An outsider.

5. How long a focal distance did Lillian Preston use in her images?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 4 feet.

6. What does Deborah say Lillian’s economic situation was?
(a) She was putting money away.
(b) She was making good money.
(c) She was always borrowing money for food.
(d) She was always calling her parents for bailouts.

7. About how many photographs did Lillian take every day?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 30.
(d) 150.

8. What does Samantha say Item #60, Hands, resembles?
(a) The Sistine Chapel ceiling.
(b) The Girl with the Pearl Earring.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) The Mona Lisa.

9. What month was Samantha born in?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) March.

10. When was the first photo in the exhibition taken?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1963.

11. What choice did Lillian Preston give her daughter in regard to the photos in the Samantha series?
(a) To defend them or burn them.
(b) To get rich from them or exhibit them privately only.
(c) To exhibit them or destroy them.
(d) To sell them or sequester them.

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

13. What has happened to the Christmas tree in Item #59, Christmas tree?
(a) It has been tipped over.
(b) It has been decorated.
(c) It has been set on fire.
(d) It has been left on the curb.

14. What did Lillian install in the house when she stopped photographing outside?
(a) Heavy blinds.
(b) 500-watt light bulbs.
(c) Decorative lamps.
(d) Mirrors.

15. What did Ken want when he called Samantha and Lillian at Grete and Kaja’s place?
(a) To get back some of his things.
(b) To talk to Samantha.
(c) To bring their things over.
(d) To talk to Lillian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grete’s art come from?

2. How old was Samantha when her grandparents got in touch with Lillian?

3. Who accompanied Lillian to the hospital when she was ready to give birth?

4. Who is the narrator of the exhibition catalog that comprises the novel?

5. Why could Samantha not interview John Bosco for the exhibition catalog?

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