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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 does Hoke mean when he says "Yassum" to Daisy?
2. What does Rose Bauer ask Daisy to do in the cemetery?
3. On what significant day does Daisy put flowers on Leo Bauer's grave?
4. Based on where she's picked up, what does Daisy worry others will think her chauffeur treats her as?
5. What does Diasy suspect Idella has done a few times?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hoke initially react to Daisy's declarations that she's not rich?
2. How does Daisy react to the story Hoke tells about the lynching he witnessed as a child?
3. How long has Hoke been looking for work when he first meets Boolie?
4. How does Daisy help Hoke find the Bauer headstone?
5. How does Daisy react when Hoke tells her the temple has been bombed?
6. What was Hoke's job during the war?
7. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Boolie?
8. How does Daisy respond when Boolie notes that all of her friends have chauffeurs?
9. Who taught Daisy what (little) she knows about cars?
10. Who asks Hoke to replace the missing can of salmon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Will the themes present in Driving Miss Daisy still be present 50 years from now? If so, why? If not, why not? Make sure to address at least three themes from the play in your essay.
Essay Topic 3
What literary devices that are specific to a play does Urhy use to demonstrate the passage of time as the play progresses? Make sure to use at least 3 literary devices that appear over the course of the story.
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