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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feels funny to Boolie about selling his mother's house?
(a) That it is haunted with old family members.
(b) That she is still alive when they do it.
(c) That she died so suddenly in it.
(d) That they had to pull her out of it kicking and screaming.

2. Why does Daisy assume Hoke knows Martin Luther King?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he greatly admires him.
(c) Because he knows everyone in town.
(d) Because he's Black.

3. Who else comes to clean out Daisy's house?
(a) Her church.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) Hoke's family.
(d) Goodwill.

4. When was the first time Hoke ever left Georgia?
(a) When he got married.
(b) When he was driving Daisy.
(c) When he fled slavery.
(d) When he bought his first car.

5. How does Hoke get to visit Daisy once she no longer lives at home?
(a) Her new driver picks him up.
(b) He takes the bus.
(c) He drives himself.
(d) By taxicab.

6. What kind of piece is Driving Miss Daisy?
(a) A musical.
(b) An opera.
(c) A dance production.
(d) A play.

7. When he first starts working, what does Hoke offer to do to Daisy's backyard?
(a) Plant a small garden.
(b) Raise chickens.
(c) Plant new trees.
(d) Raise pigs.

8. Why does Daisy become alarmed when she is home alone during the ice storm?
(a) Because she hears footsteps outside.
(b) Because her dog starts barking wildly.
(c) Because she is afraid of the dark.
(d) Because he home alarm keeps going off.

9. What holiday is it during the final scene of the play?
(a) The Fourth of July -- Daisy's favorite.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

10. How old is Boolie when the play ends?
(a) 75.
(b) 80.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

11. Who does Hoke call when Daisy first becomes disoriented?
(a) Samuel.
(b) His wife.
(c) Idella.
(d) Boolie.

12. Who is Old Man Freitag?
(a) Florine's grandfather.
(b) Florine's father
(c) Florine's dog.
(d) Florine's neighbor.

13. What is the motto of Boolie's business?
(a) You want it, we want it too.
(b) We want what Atlanta wants.
(c) You want it, we got it.
(d) Get what you want -- fast.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Daisy going to see when she has Hoke drive her for a trip?

2. What kind of glasses does Hoke wear when he arrives to clean out Daisy's house?

3. Who does Boolie suggest Daisy take with her to the banquet instead?

4. What item do Hoke and Daisy eat in the car during their long trip?

5. Based on where she's picked up, what does Daisy worry others will think her chauffeur treats her as?

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