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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daisy give Hoke as a Christmas present?
(a) A picture of the two of them.
(b) A new pair of keys for the car.
(c) A new tie.
(d) A handwriting book.

2. What gift does Boolie bring for the long trip his Mama is taking?
(a) Notepaper.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A journal.

3. For what event did Daisy first go to Mobile?
(a) She's never been to Mobile.
(b) Her daddy's funeral.
(c) Her own wedding.
(d) Walter's wedding.

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

5. When she becomes disoriented, what is causing Daisy to also become so distressed?
(a) She thinks she will be killed any moment.
(b) She doesn't want to disappoint her students.
(c) She can't find her subway pass.
(d) She thinks she is late for performing surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most that Daisy thinks Hoke should be paid for his chauffeur job?

2. What "gain" does Boolie talk about during the acceptance speech he gives when he wins his award?

3. To whom is Hoke's daughter married?

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

5. In what city does most of Driving Miss Daisy take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Miss Daisy?

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

3. How does Daisy react to the story Hoke tells about the lynching he witnessed as a child?

4. Why does Hoke decline Jeanette Harris's offer?

5. Why does Daisy think the people who bombed her temple did it by accident?

6. Why does Daisy not like where Hoke picks her up from temple the first time?

7. What level of literacy does Hoke have when he first discusses it with Daisy?

8. What specialties of Idella's can Hoke and Daisy replicate?

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

10. What was Daisy's childhood like?

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