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

2. What is the name of the tearoom where Helen meets Dolly Bonner?
(a) Russian Tearoom.
(b) Bide-A-Wee.
(c) Wonderland Tearoom.
(d) The Tea Cozy.

3. Who is Carey Carr's wife?
(a) Adrienne.
(b) Jane.
(c) Regina.
(d) Allison.

4. From whom does Milton get a telegram while Helen is out of town?
(a) Peyton.
(b) Helen.
(c) Edward.
(d) Pookie.

5. Helen does not seek out Carey for spiritual solace but ______________________.
(a) To gossip about other church members.
(b) To validate her hatred.
(c) To get financial advice.
(d) To organize bake sales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary relationship in LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?

2. Where does Milton go with the person in #126?

3. What is Helen doing when Carey arrives at her house?

4. Where had Peyton been for three months in Milton's flashback?

5. What is the topic of the meeting between Helen and Dolly?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to the other parent/child relationships in the novel, how does Carey Carr's personal story fit in?

2. Why is Helen so angry with Peyton and Milton on Peyton's wedding day?

3. What do Carey and Milton talk about while waiting in the roadhouse for the hearse to be repaired?

4. How does Peyton and Harry's first night as a married couple mirror Milton and Helen's marriage?

5. What news does Helen have about Maudie and why is she so angry at Milton and Peyton when they finally return to the hospital?

6. What does Milton do to embarrass himself at the university football game?

7. What trip do Helen and Maudie take in November of 1942?

8. What is the nature of Christmas 1941 in the Loftis household?

9. What is the nature of the letter Milton writes to Peyton while Helen and Maudie are out of town?

10. What was the nature of Helen's meeting with Dolly at the tearoom?

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