3. What was Lillian doing for money while she lived downstairs from Deborah?
(a) Selling her photos.
(b) Typing.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Waiting tables.

4. What occasion does the narrator give for commenting on Lillian Preston’s life and work?
(a) A museum exhibit.
(b) A blurb request for a book.
(c) An obituary.
(d) A biography.

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

6. 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) Self-doubt.
(b) Haughtiness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Despair.

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

8. How much money did Lillian have to raise to pay for the abortion?
(a) $500.
(b) $250.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $150.

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

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

11. Who accompanied Lillian to the hospital when she was ready to give birth?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Patty.
(c) Her father.
(d) Deborah.

12. Where did the narrator see the words “Mommy is sick” in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A protest poster.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A museum.
(d) A newspaper headline.

13. What does Patricia Stokes say exasperated her about Lillian?
(a) Her perpetual poverty.
(b) Her drug use.
(c) Her loose friends.
(d) The darkroom in the bathroom.

14. What role does Lillian say Nina’s friendship occupied in her life?
(a) Little sister.
(b) Big sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Mother.

15. How did Samantha respond to Lillian’s news that they were going to move out of Ken’s house?
(a) With fury.
(b) With sorrow.
(c) With relief.
(d) With numbness.