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

2. Who is Milton Loftis' older daughter?
(a) Marissa.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Maryann.
(d) Maude.

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

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

5. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Maude.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Barclay.
(d) Milton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Peyton living after leaving college?

2. What does Mr. Casper do to the hearse at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. Who is the Loftis family's cook?

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

5. The body is being transported from the train station to ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Milton's feelings toward Dolly at this point and why has she accompanied him to the train station?

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

3. Describe Dolly's feelings about Peyton.

4. What is significant about the letter that Milton reads while waiting for the train?

5. Where does Dolly find Milton when the train arrives at the station?

6. What is the premise of LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?

7. How does the author provide more in-depth information about Milton and Helen's marriage?

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

9. What are some of the things Milton remembers as he waits for the train bearing Peyton's body?

10. How does LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS begin?

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