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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lillian make friends with her black neighbors when Lillian and Samantha moved to a mixed-race neighborhood?
(a) She loaned her books.
(b) She invited her in for tea and cake.
(c) She gave her rides when she needed them.
(d) She gave her a photo of her son.

2. What was the occasion that took Grete and Lillian out of the house whileKaja and Samantha took cigarettes and beer from the house?
(a) A demonstration in Manhattan.
(b) A show at Mr. Wythe’s gallery.
(c) A reception at MoMA where Lillian’s photo being shown.
(d) A hearing at court.

3. How did Samantha solve the problems that came with her feet being stepped on?
(a) She hid in the library every chance she got.
(b) She skipped school.
(c) She acted tough.
(d) She started to fight all the time.

4. How does Samantha say her grandparents appeared to her, seeing her that summer?
(a) Slower.
(b) More fragile.
(c) More nervous.
(d) More reserved.

5. What did Samantha’s boyfriend bring with him to Cleveland, when he brought Lillian’s furniture out in his family’s moving truck?
(a) Money he’d raised for Lillian’s care.
(b) Two tickets to California.
(c) Money for a house to share with her.
(d) An engagement ring.

6. How does Grete describe the pictures Lillian prepared to present at the end of the summer?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Obscene.
(c) Idiosyncratic.
(d) Perfect.

7. What did Sam Decker tell Samantha he took pictures of?
(a) Light.
(b) A country.
(c) Time.
(d) People.

8. How does Samantha characterize her relationship with her mother’s work?
(a) Muse.
(b) Bystander.
(c) Victim.
(d) Collaborator.

9. What did Mr. Wythe say Lillian was afraid of?
(a) Protecting her work.
(b) Being taken advantage of.
(c) Losing her daughter.
(d) Succeeding.

10. What was Nina’s demeanor while she was being arrested?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Defiant.
(c) Amicable.
(d) Jovial.

11. What act of devotion does Samantha say her grandmother performed for Lillian?
(a) Telling her grandfather stories and hiding things to keep him and Lillian on good terms.
(b) Going into debt to buy things for her and Samantha.
(c) Sending her money she never spoke about.
(d) Taking care of her boxes of contact sheets and prints for years.

12. How does Grete characterize Lillian’s state of mind at the end of the summer?
(a) Morose.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Healthy and relaxed.
(d) Strung out.

13. Why did Samantha not recognize her mother when Lillian came to pick her up after school after getting out of jail?
(a) She was still dressed in prison garb.
(b) She was early.
(c) She smelled different.
(d) She was crying.

14. How often does Samantha say Lillian spoke of jail after she was arrested?
(a) All the time.
(b) Only when things were hard.
(c) Only once.
(d) Infrequently.

15. What barrier did the group Nina hung around with in college want to break down?
(a) Between representation and reality.
(b) Between art and viewer.
(c) Between performance and memory.
(d) Between gallery and market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lillian’s demeanor when she was arrested?

2. What was Kaja learning about in the school she attended?

3. What does Lillian tell Deborah was essential for getting her through chemo?

4. Why was Samantha taken to the nurse, after news of the NY Supreme Court verdict came out?

5. Who paid Nina and Lillian’s bail?

(see the answer keys)

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