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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hoke call when Daisy first becomes disoriented?
(a) Boolie.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Idella.
(d) His wife.

2. 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 offers to drive for a while.
(d) She refuses to acknolwedge his request.

3. Who is Daisy going to see when she has Hoke drive her for a trip?
(a) A special doctor.
(b) Her uncle Walter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Her mother, who now lives in a hospital.

4. Why does Daisy claim her students always liked her?
(a) Because she always gave them their homework back the next day.
(b) Because she was the best professor at the medical school.
(c) Because she could sing and dance very, very well.
(d) Because she gave great tours of New York City.

5. How does Boolie feel about his mother going to the banquet?
(a) He doesn't want her to go.
(b) He's glad someone can use the tickets.
(c) He's afraid she'll be out too late.
(d) He's afraid she'll get drunk -- again.

6. Who does Daisy blame her car accident on?
(a) Hoke.
(b) Her nosy neighbor.
(c) God.
(d) The car.

7. What holiday is it during the final scene of the play?
(a) The Fourth of July -- Daisy's favorite.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

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

9. How long does Boolie pay Hoke for?
(a) Until Daisy dies.
(b) The rest of his life.
(c) Until the house deal goes through.
(d) Until they can spend all of her money.

10. How old is Hoke when the play ends?
(a) 90.
(b) 85.
(c) 100.
(d) 95.

11. How old is Daisy when the play ends?
(a) Exactly 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 84.
(d) 97.

12. Where is one of Hoke's family members a professor?
(a) Spelman College.
(b) Georgia State University.
(c) Moorehouse College.
(d) Florida State University.

13. How often does Daisy visit the cemetery?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Several times a month.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Every day.

14. What "loss" does Boolie talk about during the acceptance speech he gives when he wins his award?
(a) His loss the past three years.
(b) His loss of appetite.
(c) His loss of hair.
(d) His loss of money.

15. What is the name of Hoke's childhood friend whose father was lynched?
(a) Porter.
(b) David.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item do Hoke and Daisy eat in the car during their long trip?

2. What item is Boolie amazed Daisy didn't break in her car accident?

3. In what year does the play end?

4. Shortly after Hoke starts working for her, what does Daisy think Hoke has stolen?

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

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