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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Driving Miss Daisy originally performed?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1987.

2. When Hoke gets too old to drive, who drives him?
(a) His own chauffeur.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) His daughter.
(d) He takes the bus.

3. What does Daisy expect she'll be served for dinner when she arrives at her destination after her long trip?
(a) Salad.
(b) Crab.
(c) A fine glass of wine.
(d) McDonald's.

4. How much money is Daisy's accident going to cost the insurance company?
(a) $5350.
(b) $1000.
(c) $10000.
(d) $2700.

5. Who is Jeanette Harris?
(a) Daisy's secret name.
(b) Boolie's daughter (now married).
(c) Sinclair Harris's wife.
(d) Boolie's wife.

6. Why does Hoke need to pull the car over on their way home from their long trip?
(a) Because he needs to go to the bathroom.
(b) Because Daisy is driving him nuts.
(c) Because something is wrong with the tire.
(d) Because something is wrong with the air conditioner.

7. What is Daisy afraid of when she is disoriented?
(a) Dying.
(b) Not having her medical bag.
(c) Not being able to hail a taxi.
(d) Being trouble to someone.

8. Who is Miss McClatchey?
(a) Daisy's secretary.
(b) Daisy's nosy neighbor.
(c) Daisy's insurance agent.
(d) Boolie's secretary.

9. Which family member of Hoke's is a college professor?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His granddaughter.

10. How fast does Daisy like to go in her car?
(a) Below the speed limit.
(b) Above the speed limit.
(c) Exactly the speed limit.
(d) Exactly two miles above the speed limit so she doesn't get a ticket.

11. Why does Daisy claim not to like air conditioning in the car?
(a) It gives her a neckache.
(b) It gives her a headache.
(c) It's bad for the environment.
(d) It costs too much money to run.

12. What kind of ending does Driving Miss Daisy have?
(a) Loud and angry.
(b) Kind and gentle.
(c) Silent but violent.
(d) Bloody and tragic.

13. What item is Boolie amazed Daisy didn't break in her car accident?
(a) Her cane.
(b) Her glass cat figurine.
(c) Her fingernails.
(d) Her glasses.

14. Because she has a chauffeur, what does Daisy worry her fellow temple-goers will think she is trying to do?
(a) Show she's better than everyone.
(b) Compete with the other chauffeurs.
(c) Act rich.
(d) Be cruel.

15. How much did Jeanette Harris offer to pay Hoke for his services?
(a) Five dollars a mile.
(b) Seventy-five dollars a week.
(c) Whatever he wanted.
(d) Sixy-five dollars a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy have to say about who can learn to read?

2. In what city is Daisy going to when she has Hoke drive her for her long trip?

3. What is the name of the award that Boolie wins?

4. How old was Daisy's cousin Tillie when she married?

5. What sign causes Daisy such alarm during her long trip with Hoke?

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