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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. How regularly did Lillian take self-portraits after 18 weeks?
(a) Every three weeks.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every week.

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

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

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

5. What month was Samantha born in?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Lillian to pass by the Lacuna gallery every day?

2. Where did Lillian go for the abortion?

3. What is the girl doing in the photo titled Batter?

4. What kind of publication was Deborah putting together?

5. How old was Samantha when Ken started to want kids of his own with Lillian?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lillian characterize her attempt to get an abortion?

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

3. How does the novel characterize Lillian Preston’s relationship with her parents?

4. How does Samantha react when Lillian tells her that they will be staying with Grete and Kaja permanently?

5. What is the relation between the photos and the narrative Samantha creates around them?

6. How did Lillian reveal that she was pregnant, and how did she handle it?

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

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

9. How does Lillian characterize her friendship with Nina?

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

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