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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lillian tell Deborah was essential for getting her through chemo?
(a) Samantha’s singing.
(b) Her mother’s soups.
(c) Deborah’s phone calls.
(d) Ken’s visits.

2. What did Kaja’s father tell Samantha about her mother’s work?
(a) It deserved respect.
(b) It was divine.
(c) It was meaningless.
(d) It was dangerous.

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

4. Why does Samantha say that Lillian did not notice the decline in her behavior?
(a) Samantha stole money to replace the money she took from her mother.
(b) Lillian was busy preparing for a big show.
(c) Lillian was willing to dismiss the facts to believe she was a good mother.
(d) Samantha refused to let her see evidence of her decline.

5. How does Samantha say Lillian repaired their relationship?
(a) By introducing her to the darkroom.
(b) By taking her shopping more often.
(c) By making more time for her.
(d) By reading aloud to her.

6. What were Lillian’s chances of remission after chemo?
(a) 60-40.
(b) 75-25.
(c) 100%.
(d) 50-50.

7. Why does Samantha say she hates the picture Mommy is Sick?
(a) She thinks it is obscene.
(b) She hates to see herself so naïve and subject to her mother’s whims.
(c) She hates seeing her own worry.
(d) She thinks it is pornographic.

8. How did Lillian seem to Samantha when Samantha returned from Cleveland?
(a) Invincible.
(b) Small and frail.
(c) Wiry and tenacious.
(d) Old and unhealthy.

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

10. What is Samantha doing in the last portrait her mother took of her?
(a) Looking innocent.
(b) Playing, unaware.
(c) Looking earnest.
(d) Looking murderous.

11. What kind of dress did Samantha wear to the gallery opening at Lacuna?
(a) Lace.
(b) Organdy.
(c) Satin.
(d) Linen.

12. How many photographs did MoMA ultimately acquire?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 42.
(d) 12.

13. How long did the state’s lawyer speak for, that Nina was encouraged by his presentation to the court?
(a) 12 minutes.
(b) 42 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 28 minutes.

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

15. What does Samantha say she looks like in Item #65, bath?
(a) A corpse.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A poet.
(d) A goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samantha say she was overcome with, when her grandmother asked her if she wanted to live with them in Cleveland?

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

3. What act of devotion does Samantha say her grandmother performed for Lillian?

4. How does Stromlin describe Lillian’s pictures in his review of the Lacuna exhibit?

5. What did Sam offer Lillian?

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