Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the first place Daisy allows Hoke to take her?
2. What is Daisy's last name?
3. What does Hoke mean when he says "Yassum" to Daisy?
4. What year did Daisy first go to Mobile?
5. How many weeks was the original production of Driving Miss Daisy supposed to run for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Daisy when Hoke exits the car during their ride back from Mobile?
2. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?
3. How does Daisy respond when Boolie notes that all of her friends have chauffeurs?
4. Why does Hoke react the way he does when Daisy invites him to the Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner?
5. Why can't Boolie go with Daisy on her long trip to see her Uncle Walter?
6. How does Daisy treat Hoke when he first starts working for her?
7. How does Daisy find out that Hoke can't read?
8. How does Boolie initially react to Daisy's concern about the missing salmon?
9. What does Daisy say Florine sounds like when she tries to sing holiday music?
10. Why does Daisy not like where Hoke picks her up from temple the first time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why does Hoke appear to neglect his family so much? Is this a reflection on his character and his character's values, or is it simply a convenient plot device? Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Choose three scenes from Driving Miss Daisy that all have different tones. Discuss what literary devices Uhry uses to create these tones and what he does in each scene to make it different from the others.
|
This section contains 583 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
