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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carey Carr take Helen to the location in #85?
(a) She is too grief stricken to drive.
(b) Her car is not running.
(c) She refuses to go with Milton.
(d) She is afraid to go alone.

2. What type of kiss does Milton give Peyton on her wedding day?
(a) Peck on cheek.
(b) Inappropriate.
(c) None.
(d) Light kiss on forehead.

3. What is Helen doing when Carey arrives at her house?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Making coffee.
(d) Putting on her makeup.

4. Where do Milton and Dolly spend the night when Helen is out of town?
(a) In a bed and breakfast.
(b) In Helen's bed.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In Dolly's home.

5. What is Carey Carr's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Therapist.
(c) Minister.
(d) Lawyer.

6. Who has an emotional outburst in Helen's bedroom?
(a) Helen.
(b) Milton.
(c) Maudie.
(d) La Ruth.

7. How does Peyton injure Helen before leaving on her honeymoon?
(a) Scratches her face and draws blood.
(b) Throws a glass at her.
(c) Slaps her face.
(d) Pushes her down the stairs.

8. Helen views Peyton and Milton as _____________________.
(a) Co-conspirators in the destruction of their family.
(b) Best friends.
(c) More social than she.
(d) Highly creative people.

9. What is the primary relationship in LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?
(a) Milton and Peyton.
(b) Milton and Dolly.
(c) Helen and Milton.
(d) Peyton and Harry.

10. What does Carey try to talk to Milton about in the roadhouse?
(a) Heading up a fundraiser.
(b) Reconciling with Helen.
(c) Coming back to church.
(d) Leading the youth group.

11. To what city do Helen and Maudie travel in November of 1942?
(a) Charlottesville.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Knoxville.

12. Where does Carey Carr take Helen at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) School Board meeting.
(c) Church.
(d) Ladies luncheon.

13. What does Helen tell Milton and Peyton when they return to the hospital?
(a) Maudie has to stay for awhile.
(b) Maudie is being released.
(c) Maudie is dying.
(d) Maudie is dead.

14. Dolly tells Helen that she will carry on with Milton ________________________.
(a) No longer.
(b) Until she is finished with him.
(c) For as long as Milton is interested.
(d) Forever.

15. Why does the person in #100 have an emotional outburst?
(a) Peyton is being buried today.
(b) She is not allowed to drive the car.
(c) She wants more attention from her mother.
(d) She has broken up with her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen admit to Carey on the day they meet?

2. What reason does Dolly give Helen for Milton's interest in Dolly?

3. What are Milton's feelings about his marriage to Helen?

4. To whom is Milton writing a letter while Helen and Maudie are out of town?

5. Where does Dolly admit to Helen that she had been intimate with Milton?

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