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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 did Daisy demolish in her car accident?

2. Who does Hoke call when Daisy first becomes disoriented?

3. Who does Daisy blame her car accident on?

4. Where is the banquet held?

5. What does Florine send along with Daisy during her trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daisy think the people who bombed her temple did it by accident?

2. How does Daisy react to the story Hoke tells about the lynching he witnessed as a child?

3. How does Boolie come to meet Hoke?

4. What awkward example does Hoke give for how he won't let Daisy get away from him/fire him?

5. Who asks Hoke to replace the missing can of salmon?

6. What specialties of Idella's can Hoke and Daisy replicate?

7. What does Hoke have to say about the stereotypes that exist about Jews?

8. How does Boolie react when he hears Daisy call Hoke "handy"?

9. What specialty of Idealla's can Hoke and Daisy *not* replicate?

10. What level of literacy does Hoke have when he first discusses it with Daisy?

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 create witty and humorous banter. To support your choices, provide specific examples from Driving Miss Daisy where Urhy successfully employs these devices.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether or not turning a play into a movie is a good idea and a fair way to treat a play. What challenges arise? What benefits are there?

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.

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