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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. Who does Hoke call when Daisy first becomes disoriented?
2. What was Daisy's job before she retired?
3. What is the one thing Boolie says Daisy can't do to Hoke?
4. To whom is Driving Miss Daisy dedicated?
5. What aid does Daisy need in the final scene?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Daisy treat Hoke when he first starts working for her?
2. Why does Hoke know how to drive on ice?
3. What was Hoke's job during the war?
4. What does Daisy say Florine sounds like when she tries to sing holiday music?
5. Why does Hoke call Daisy "the best widow in the state of Georgia" while they are at the cemetery?
6. How long has Hoke been looking for work when he first meets Boolie?
7. What does Hoke think his chauffeur job is originally going to entail?
8. 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?
9. How does Daisy feel about Florine's Christmas festivities?
10. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Daisy decide to help Hoke learn how to read and write? What does this choice show us about her character? What does the reader/viewer learn about her from the way she chooses to teach him?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the growth of the friendship between Daisy and Hoke. Make sure to use specific examples and quotes to demonstrate the growth and to address at least 3 literary devices that Uhry uses.
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