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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hoke's childhood friend whose father was lynched?
(a) Peter.
(b) Porter.
(c) David.
(d) Samuel.

2. Who is Sinclair Harris?
(a) Hoke's son.
(b) Daisy's neighbor.
(c) Daisy's grandson from another marriage.
(d) Boolie's cousin.

3. How much does Boolie agree to pay Hoke a week to chauffeur Daisy?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) One dollar for every mile he drives.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Thirty dollars.

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

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

6. What does Hoke mean when he says "Yassum" to Daisy?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Yes mama.
(c) Yes ma'am.
(d) You need something?

7. What holiday character does Florine always have at her front door?
(a) Elves.
(b) No one.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) Jesus.

8. Who is Daisy going to see when she has Hoke drive her for a trip?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Her mother, who now lives in a hospital.
(c) Her uncle Walter.
(d) A special doctor.

9. What does Hoke tell Daisy might happen if she doesn't snap out of it when she is disoriented?
(a) That she'll be arrested.
(b) That she'll hurt herself or someone else.
(c) That she'll have to go to the insane asylum.
(d) That she'll get lost in New York.

10. What is a "Piggly Wiggly"?
(a) A mean name for old Jewish ladies.
(b) A pet shop.
(c) A mean name for chauffeurs.
(d) A grocery store.

11. Where does Daisy tell Hoke to pick her up from temple the first time?
(a) Around the corner.
(b) She tells him not to pick her up at all.
(c) In the alley, away from everyone.
(d) In the back.

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

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

14. What company does Boolie work for?
(a) Atlanta Paper Co.
(b) Astor & Astor.
(c) The Werthan Company.
(d) The Birmingham Gazette.

15. What is Daisy supposed to be wearing when she first becomes disoriented?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A robe only.
(c) Very warm clothes in the middle of summer.
(d) A housecoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Driving Miss Daisy originally performed?

2. What did Daisy demolish in her car accident?

3. Where has Daisy heard Martin Luther King preach?

4. What event is Daisy going to celebrate when she goes on her long trip?

5. What is Boolie preoccupied with when Hoke first meets him?

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