Driving Miss Daisy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alfred Uhry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Driving Miss Daisy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alfred Uhry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the play end?
(a) 1988.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1973.
(d) The reader never finds out.

2. What is the one thing Boolie says Daisy can't do to Hoke?
(a) Make him drive her to the bank.
(b) Fire him.
(c) Yell at him.
(d) Be mean to anyone.

3. Before the accident, what kind of car did Daisy wish she were still driving?
(a) Her Cadillac.
(b) Her Chevy.
(c) Her La Salle.
(d) Her Oldsmobile.

4. What is a "Piggly Wiggly"?
(a) A mean name for old Jewish ladies.
(b) A mean name for chauffeurs.
(c) A pet shop.
(d) A grocery store.

5. What kind of piece is Driving Miss Daisy?
(a) An opera.
(b) A musical.
(c) A dance production.
(d) A play.

6. What kind of car does Daisy crash?
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A Packard.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A Chevy.

7. Who does Daisy accuse of doing everything wrong when she is disoriented?
(a) Boolie.
(b) Hoke.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Herself.

8. What kind of glasses does Hoke wear when he arrives to clean out Daisy's house?
(a) No glasses at all.
(b) Very thin reading glasses.
(c) Safety goggles because there is so much junk.
(d) Very thick ones because of his age.

9. How does Daisy initially react to Hoke's request to pull the car over during the ride back from their long trip?
(a) She tells him he can wait.
(b) She says okay but then docks his pay.
(c) She refuses to acknolwedge his request.
(d) She offers to drive for a while.

10. What does Hoke mean when he says "Yassum" to Daisy?
(a) Yes mama.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Yes ma'am.
(d) You need something?

11. What does Hoke tell Daisy might happen if she doesn't snap out of it when she is disoriented?
(a) That she'll be arrested.
(b) That she'll hurt herself or someone else.
(c) That she'll get lost in New York.
(d) That she'll have to go to the insane asylum.

12. When was the first time Hoke ever left Georgia?
(a) When he fled slavery.
(b) When he got married.
(c) When he was driving Daisy.
(d) When he bought his first car.

13. What is Daisy afraid of when she is disoriented?
(a) Not having her medical bag.
(b) Being trouble to someone.
(c) Dying.
(d) Not being able to hail a taxi.

14. After speaking to Jeanette Harris, how much of a raise does Hoke get from Boolie?
(a) Five dollars a mile.
(b) Thirty dollars a week.
(c) Seventy-five dollars a week.
(d) Sixty-five dollars a week.

15. On her way to Christmas dinner, what does Daisy say Florine would die before doing?
(a) Offer a chair to anyone who isn't as rich as she is.
(b) Talk to her.
(c) Fixing a glass of ice tea for the temple sisterhood.
(d) Talk to Hoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ending does Driving Miss Daisy have?

2. What is Boolie preoccupied with when Hoke first meets him?

3. What is Daisy looking for when she becomes disoriented?

4. How long has Daisy not been in the house when it is sold?

5. What does Daisy think of the holiday lights Florine always puts up?

(see the answer keys)

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