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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. What company does Boolie work for?

2. Why does Daisy claim her students always liked her?

3. What does Hoke mean when he says "Yassum" to Daisy?

4. How old is Hoke when the play begins?

5. How long does Boolie pay Hoke for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?

2. How does Boolie react when he hears Daisy call Hoke "handy"?

3. Why does Daisy want Boolie around when she confronts Hoke about the missing can of salmon?

4. How does Daisy find out that Hoke can't read?

5. Why does Boolie hire a chauffeur for Daisy?

6. Why does Hoke know how to drive on ice?

7. What does Hoke have to say about the stereotypes that exist about Jews?

8. Who taught Daisy what (little) she knows about cars?

9. How does Daisy act during the first time Hoke takes her out in the car?

10. What does Daisy say Old Man Freitag would definitely not approve of during the holidays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name at least 3 ways in which Driving Miss Daisy would be different if Florine were not present in the play. Make sure to discuss why her presence, while seemingly minimal, still has an impact on things like plot, character development, and foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three scenes from Driving Miss Daisy that all have different tones. Discuss what literary devices Uhry uses to create these tones and what he does in each scene to make it different from the others.

Essay Topic 3

Daisy is very concerned with keeping an appearance that does not draw attention to herself, yet she also makes some unconventional choices throughout the play. Discuss whether or not Daisy is a conformist, using specific examples and quotations from the text to support your position.

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