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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. To whom is Driving Miss Daisy dedicated?

2. On what street did Daisy grow up?

3. Who does Hoke buy his own car from?

4. Where is one of Hoke's family members a professor?

5. What does Daisy think Hoke witnessing the lynching has to do with her temple being bombed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Miss Daisy?

3. Why does Hoke ask if Boolie is Jewish?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Boolie hire a chauffeur for Daisy?

9. How does Daisy react to Hoke's offer to plant a vegetable garden for her in her backyard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose 2 characters and discuss at least 3 ways that their life has been influenced by their race. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

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