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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many images were in the Samantha series?
(a) 48.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 32

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

3. How does the “Eyes on Photography” article characterize Lillian’s photography?
(a) Candid.
(b) Sly.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Sophisticated.

4. From what age does Samantha say she was functionally independent?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

5. What does Lillian Preston’s photo of the Times Square recruit indicate her interest in, according to Samantha?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Sam Decker.
(d) Politics.

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

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

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

9. Why could Samantha not interview John Bosco for the exhibition catalog?
(a) He did not want to be interviewed.
(b) Lillian made her promise not to contact him.
(c) She could not find him.
(d) He died.

10. What does Patricia Stokes say was the price for Lilly’s immense talent?
(a) Constant attention.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Perpetual fear.
(d) Drug use.

11. For what did Lillian use the money she got from her mother?
(a) Medical bills.
(b) Rent and food.
(c) Classes with a fashion art director.
(d) An abortion.

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

13. What is the Ro-ro?
(a) A song.
(b) A toy robot.
(c) A toy raccoon.
(d) A robot camera.

14. Who is narrating the novel in the beginning?
(a) Samantha Preston.
(b) Sam Decker.
(c) Franny Panic.
(d) Lillian Preston.

15. How many boxes did Lillian Preston leave behind when she died?
(a) 42.
(b) 3.
(c) 188.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lillian stop photographing outside?

2. What is Grete’s art form?

3. What effect would the image of Mommy is Sick have on the narrator?

4. What did Lillian install in the house when she stopped photographing outside?

5. How does Deborah recall her time living with Lillian?

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