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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. Who does Hoke call while waiting for Daisy the first time he drives her in the car?
(a) The police.
(b) Boolie.
(c) His wife.
(d) His girlfriend.

2. What does Florine send along with Daisy during her trip?
(a) A present.
(b) A cell phone.
(c) A secret letter.
(d) A map.

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

4. Why does Hoke come over during the ice storm?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he knows how to drive in the ice.
(c) Because he wants to make sure Daisy is okay.
(d) Because he has to work that day.

5. How long has Daisy known Idella?
(a) Since she was born.
(b) For only a few months.
(c) Since her son was in eighth grade.
(d) Since 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hoke get information from the newspaper?

2. What is Daisy afraid of when she is disoriented?

3. How old is Boolie when the play begins?

4. What kind of car does Daisy crash?

5. Why does Daisy claim her students always liked her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daisy react when Hoke tells her the temple has been bombed?

2. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Hoke?

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

4. What is the "perpetual care" that Daisy mentions while at the cemetery with Hoke?

5. How does Boolie initially react to Daisy's concern about the missing salmon?

6. What exactly is a Pullman porter?

7. What initial impression does Uhry want the audience to have of Daisy, based on how he describes what her clothes, hair, and walk should be like?

8. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?

9. Why does Hoke ask if Boolie is Jewish?

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

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