Lie Down in Darkness Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Lie Down in Darkness Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Milton Loftis' younger daughter?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Pamela.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Peyton.

3. Why did Peyton go to the city mentioned in #70?
(a) To study art.
(b) To get into advertising.
(c) To become an actor.
(d) To become a dancer.

4. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Savannah.

5. Where had Peyton gone to college?
(a) Emory University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) University of Virginia.
(d) Harvard University.

6. What is Helen's most vivid recollection in this chapter?
(a) The day Peyton left for college.
(b) Peyton's Broadway debut.
(c) The day Peyton had her first child.
(d) The day she learned that Peyton was dead.

7. Where are Milton and Dolly as they talk over drinks?
(a) A fundraiser.
(b) A cookout.
(c) The country club.
(d) A bar.

8. Where is Peyton living after leaving college?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

9. What did Peyton always call Dolly?
(a) Aunt Dolly.
(b) Doll face.
(c) My father's mistress.
(d) Dotty.

10. Who was Dolly's ex-husband?
(a) Steven.
(b) Sclater.
(c) Seth.
(d) Sam.

11. What was one of the reasons Helen thought Milton would destroy their family?
(a) His affairs.
(b) His drinking problem.
(c) His lack of love for her.
(d) His unemployment.

12. How many years have Milton and Helen been separated?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

13. On whom did Milton continually lavish attention?
(a) Maudie.
(b) Peyton.
(c) Ellea.
(d) Helen.

14. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?
(a) Automotive.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) Shipbuilding.

15. What is Peyton's interest in men?
(a) Where they are going to college.
(b) She wants to lose her virginity.
(c) She wants to be in love.
(d) What they are able to give her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dolly feel about Peyton?

2. What distinguishing characteristic has Milton had since childhood?

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

4. In what month does the body arrive at the train station?

5. How long has Milton been having an affair with Dolly at this point?

(see the answer keys)

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