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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 did Milton learn to do in college?
(a) Drive.
(b) Study.
(c) Shoot heroin.
(d) Drink heavily.

2. What position did Helen adopt in life?
(a) Helpmate.
(b) Heroine.
(c) Martyr.
(d) Visionary.

3. What is Maudie's condition that keeps her mother preoccupied with her?
(a) She has epilepsy.
(b) She is a diabetic.
(c) She has Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) She is developmentally delayed.

4. How long has Milton been having an affair with Dolly at this point?
(a) Six years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

5. Who is the funeral director's assistant?
(a) Bowman.
(b) Barclay.
(c) Billings.
(d) Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom has Milton been having an affair for many years?

2. Why does Helen get mad at Milton at the birthday party?

3. What does Helen recall in this chapter?

4. How did Milton perceive the advice his father gave him?

5. Why did Peyton go to the city mentioned in #70?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the hearse that keeps breaking down on the way to the cemetery?

2. How does the experience of the black people contrast with the lives of the supposedly more fortunate Loftis family?

3. What does Milton tell Dolly about Peyton's distressful adjustment to New York City?

4. Who are the main characters in LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?

5. What did Peyton and Buster do to Maudie that ends in Helen's slapping Peyton in front of people?

6. For what reasons do Helen and Milton blame each other for their collapsing marriage?

7. Describe the activity surrounding Daddy Faith.

8. What are some of Helen's recollections in Chapter 1?

9. How do Dolly and Helen differ in their views on motherhood?

10. How does Helen feel about Dolly and her husband and when does she know there is something going on between Dolly and Milton?

(see the answer keys)

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