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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of photography does the narrator say Lillian Preston is?
(a) Portrait photographer.
(b) Street photographer.
(c) Landscape photographer.
(d) Nude photographer.

2. What ethnic group is the majority where Lillian moves in downstairs with Deborah?
(a) Polish.
(b) Russian.
(c) Italian.
(d) Indian.

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

4. 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.

5. 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 had bought it.
(d) That he wanted to give it to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Ipslinger Gallery, Lillian exhibits with a man who is known as the Ansel Adams of what kind of photography?

2. Why did Lillian stop photographing outside?

3. When was the first photo in the exhibition taken?

4. Where does Grete’s art come from?

5. How does Samantha characterize herself as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Goldberg characterize Kenny Lowell?

2. How did Lillian’s breakup with Ken affect Samantha?

3. How does Samantha characterize her reaction to her mother exhibiting photos that show her nude?

4. How did the narrator of the introduction meet Lillian Preston’s daughter Samantha?

5. How is Samantha’s father characterized in the novel?

6. Who is Sam Decker, and what was his relationship with Lillian Preston?

7. How does Deborah characterize the conversation that took place when Lillian’s father came to the apartment to try to take her back to Cleveland?

8. What effect does the trip to Cleveland have on Samantha?

9. What effect does the narrator say Lillian Preston’s photography had on her when she discovered it?

10. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the Ro-ro camera?

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