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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 item does Boolie pocket while cleaning out his mother's house?

2. How often does Daisy visit the cemetery?

3. What is the name of the power company Daisy thinks gets rich every Christmas?

4. Where has Hoke heard Martin Luther King preach?

5. How long does Boolie pay Hoke for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Daisy so bothered by Florine's Christmas decorations and celebrations?

2. Why does Hoke call Daisy "the best widow in the state of Georgia" while they are at the cemetery?

3. What is the first "bad act" that Daisy accuses Florine of doing in the play?

4. How does Daisy respond when Boolie notes that all of her friends have chauffeurs?

5. What was Daisy's childhood like?

6. When Hoke says that "always be the same ones" in response to Daisy's question about who bombed the temple, who does he mean?

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

8. What does Hoke tell Boolie about how having people fight over him makes him feel?

9. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?

10. How does Daisy react to Hoke's offer to plant a vegetable garden for her in her backyard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character from the novel and discuss how that character's race both limits and does not limit what Uhry is able to do with them as a character.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Daisy so uncomfortable when speaking about her money? Describe at least 3 examples of when this discomfort arises in the text and what we learn from the scene as well as from her behavior.

Essay Topic 3

Will the themes present in Driving Miss Daisy still be present 50 years from now? If so, why? If not, why not? Make sure to address at least three themes from the play in your essay.

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