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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which family member of Hoke's is a college professor?
2. What year did Daisy first go to Mobile?
3. Where does Daisy tell Hoke to pick her up from temple the first time?
4. As Driving Miss Daisy comes to a conclusion, what kind of driver does Daisy continue to accuse Hoke of being?
5. Why doesn't Daisy want to park her car in the sun?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Miss Daisy?
2. How does Boolie react when he hears Daisy call Hoke "handy"?
3. Why does Hoke find Daisy's request to check the air conditioner before their long trip so ridiculous?
4. To what is Hoke referring to when he mentions the "Geechee trash" in Savannah?
5. What does Daisy think a chauffeur is going to do while at her house all day?
6. Why does Daisy not like where Hoke picks her up from temple the first time?
7. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?
8. What awkward example does Hoke give for how he won't let Daisy get away from him/fire him?
9. Why does Hoke think Boolie's mother isn't involved with the hiring of her chauffeur herself?
10. How does Daisy respond to being told she is going to have to have a chauffeur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why was Driving Miss Daisy made into a movie? Why was that movie so successful? What major theme or themes connected with such a large audience?
Essay Topic 2
In 1988, Driving Miss Daisy won the Pulitzer Prize. Name the 3 strongest features of the play, what makes them particularly strong, and why you think each strength may have contributed to the play's prize.
Essay Topic 3
Does Boolie, as a character, take after his mother or not? If so, how? If not, in what ways is he different? Use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your position.
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