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

2. What did Helen call the person in #48?
(a) A devil.
(b) An embarrassment.
(c) A witch.
(d) A scourge.

3. The body is being transported from the train station to ___________________.
(a) The funeral home.
(b) The crematorium.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.

2. What drink do Milton and Dolly have at the bar?

3. How did Dolly feel about Peyton?

4. What does Helen recall in this chapter?

5. What item is mentioned in the letter to Milton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How can Dolly best be characterized?

3. Describe the activity surrounding Daddy Faith.

4. What is the role of the country club for the Loftis family's dysfunctions?

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

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

7. How does the narrator address the reader and how is setting established in the novel?

8. As Dolly rides in the limousine on the way to the cemetery, what are her thoughts about her relationship with Milton?

9. How do thoughts of Peyton lead Milton to think about his own father and what does he recall about that relationship?

10. Why is Dolly disheartened by Milton's behavior when they're having drinks at the country club?

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