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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How often does Daisy visit the cemetery?
2. What holiday character does Florine always have at her front door?
3. How fast does Daisy like to go in her car?
4. Where has Daisy heard Martin Luther King preach?
5. What item does Boolie call and ask Daisy to bring over for Christmas dessert?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Boolie initially react to Daisy's concern about the missing salmon?
2. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?
3. What does Daisy believe about the slower you go in a car?
4. What does Hoke think his chauffeur job is originally going to entail?
5. What was Hoke's job during the war?
6. How long has Hoke been looking for work when he first meets Boolie?
7. Why does Hoke think Boolie's mother isn't involved with the hiring of her chauffeur herself?
8. Why doesn't Hoke want to go to Savannah with the Stone family?
9. Why does Hoke know how to drive on ice?
10. Why does Hoke find Daisy's request to check the air conditioner before their long trip so ridiculous?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Would Driving Miss Daisy still "work" as a play if it were place in modern times? if so, list three reasons why it would. If not, list three reasons why not.
Essay Topic 2
Name at least 3 ways in which Driving Miss Daisy would be different if Florine were not present in the play. Make sure to discuss why her presence, while seemingly minimal, still has an impact on things like plot, character development, and foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
Name at least 3 literary devices that an author can use to make a character with curmudgeonly characteristics endearing to a reader. Choose one character who could be described as curmudgeonly from Driving Miss Daisy and use specific examples from the play to support your choices.
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