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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 "loss" does Boolie talk about during the acceptance speech he gives when he wins his award?
(a) His loss the past three years.
(b) His loss of hair.
(c) His loss of appetite.
(d) His loss of money.

2. What does Hoke bring Daisy on the morning of the ice storm?
(a) Bread.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

3. How old is Hoke when the play begins?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 75.

4. What does Daisy's insurance have to do after she has her accident?
(a) Pay her a lot of money.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Buy her a brand-new car.
(d) Fix the car she totalled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Daisy when the play begins?

2. How did Hoke react to the lunching he witnesses?

3. In what year does the play begin?

4. Why does Daisy tell Hoke to eat anything out of the icebox during the ice storm?

5. On what street did Daisy grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hoke think Boolie's mother isn't involved with the hiring of her chauffeur herself?

2. What exactly is a Pullman porter?

3. What was Hoke's job during the war?

4. Who taught Daisy what (little) she knows about cars?

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

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

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

8. How does Daisy help Hoke find the Bauer headstone?

9. Why can't Boolie go with Daisy on her long trip to see her Uncle Walter?

10. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?

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