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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Greenwich Village 1953-1954. Catalog items 10-18; Lower East Side, Catalog items 19-27, pages 24-59.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Patricia Stokes characterize living with Lillian?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Coziness.
(c) Squalor.
(d) A hospitable home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long a focal distance did Lillian Preston use in her images?

2. What does Lillian Preston’s photo of the Times Square recruit indicate her interest in, according to Samantha?

3. What does Samantha say Lillian’s pictures prepared her for?

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

5. Who is the narrator of the exhibition catalog that comprises the novel?

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