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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. What is the name of the power company Daisy thinks gets rich every Christmas?

2. How does Hoke get information from the newspaper?

3. Who does Daisy want Hoke telling about his Christmas present.

4. When was the first time Hoke ever left Georgia?

5. Who does Daisy tell Boolie that Hoke came to see (in the final scene)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Daisy so bothered by Florine's Christmas decorations and celebrations?

3. 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?

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

5. How does Daisy treat Hoke when he first starts working for her?

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

7. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?

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

9. How does Hoke initially react to Daisy's declarations that she's not rich?

10. What does Hoke think his chauffeur job is originally going to entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Hoke and Boolie. Make sure your argument essay uses specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hoke and Daisy. Make sure your argument essay uses specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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