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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Daisy think Hoke enjoys Christmas at Boolie and Florine's?
(a) Because he doesn't have his own family.
(b) Because he's never had Christmas before.
(c) Because he's the only Christian in attendance.
(d) Because he is greedy and hungry all the time.

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

3. Who does Daisy end up inviting to go with her to the banquet?
(a) Florine.
(b) Hoke.
(c) No one.
(d) Idella.

4. What is Daisy's last name?
(a) Werthan.
(b) Williams.
(c) Rosenstein.
(d) Chambers.

5. What does Daisy tell Hoke when she gives him a Christmas present?
(a) That it's not a Christmas present.
(b) That the gift is only because he works for her.
(c) That she spent a lot of time picking it out.
(d) That she would like the gift returned.

6. When she begins to snap out of being disoriented, who does Daisy say is her best friend?
(a) Boolie.
(b) Hoke.
(c) Idella.
(d) Her rabbi.

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

8. What item does Boolie call and ask Daisy to bring over for Christmas dessert?
(a) Chocolate chips.
(b) Shredded coconut.
(c) Whipped cream.
(d) Lemon curd.

9. Who ends up heading over to help when Daisy is disoriented?
(a) Idella.
(b) Florine.
(c) Boolie.
(d) A neighbor.

10. How does Idella die?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Being driven home by Hoke.
(c) Cooking.
(d) This is a trick question -- she doesn't die in the play.

11. How did Daisy get to Mobile the first time she went?
(a) By train.
(b) Hoke drove her.
(c) This is a trick question - she's never been to Mobile.
(d) By bus.

12. Who does Boolie suggest Daisy take with her to the banquet instead?
(a) Florine.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Idella.
(d) Hoke.

13. What about Boolie's secretary does Daisy think is a shame?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) That she never buys herself new clothes.
(c) That she has never married.
(d) That she is poor.

14. What is the name of the banquet that Daisy buys tickets to?
(a) The McClatchey Annual Holiday Banquet.
(b) The annual Kissimmee Banquet for Seniors.
(c) Boolie's office banquet; he makes her buy her own tickets.
(d) The UJA banquet.

15. Where does Hoke pick up Daisy from temple for the first time?
(a) Secretly, in the back.
(b) Last in the line of chauffeurs.
(c) She makes him pick her up at the Piggly Wiggly.
(d) Right in front.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actually caused Daisy's car accident?

2. What church does Martin Luther King preach at?

3. Who is Sinclair Harris?

4. What kind of accents does Uhry specifically mention Daisy and Boolie should have?

5. In what year does the play end?

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