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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. Before the accident, what kind of car did Daisy wish she were still driving?

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

3. Which family member of Hoke's is a college professor?

4. What is Daisy afraid of when she is disoriented?

5. Why can't Hoke find the Bauer headstone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daisy feel about Florine's Christmas festivities?

2. How does Daisy help Hoke find the Bauer headstone?

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

4. What was Daisy's childhood like?

5. Why does Hoke think Boolie's mother isn't involved with the hiring of her chauffeur herself?

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

7. How does Daisy respond when Boolie notes that all of her friends have chauffeurs?

8. What happens to Daisy when Hoke exits the car during their ride back from Mobile?

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

10. What does Daisy say Old Man Freitag would definitely not approve of during the holidays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Driving Miss Daisy made into a movie? Why was that movie so successful? What major theme or themes connected with such a large audience?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Daisy is very concerned with keeping an appearance that does not draw attention to herself, yet she also makes some unconventional choices throughout the play. Discuss whether or not Daisy is a conformist, using specific examples and quotations from the text to support your position.

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