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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. In what year does the play end?

2. To whom is Hoke's daughter married?

3. What is a "Piggly Wiggly"?

4. Who ends up heading over to help when Daisy is disoriented?

5. What is the one thing Boolie says Daisy can't do to Hoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy tell Hoke about what to do with his Christmas present?

2. How does Hoke initially react to Daisy's declarations that she's not rich?

3. How long has Hoke been looking for work when he first meets Boolie?

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

5. Why does Hoke call Daisy "the best widow in the state of Georgia" while they are at the cemetery?

6. How does Daisy react when Hoke tells her the temple has been bombed?

7. What does Daisy believe about the slower you go in a car?

8. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?

9. Why does Boolie hire a chauffeur for Daisy?

10. How does Daisy find out that Hoke can't read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Does Boolie, as a character, take after his mother or not? If so, how? If not, in what ways is he different? Use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your position.

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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