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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the lights dim, what announcement does "How I Learned to Drive" open with?
(a) The title of the work.
(b) An introduction of the characters.
(c) Safety first - You and Driver Education.
(d) Li'l Bit taking about secrets.

2. Li'l Bit tells Peck they have to go because what is happening the next morning?
(a) Wedding rehearsal.
(b) She's leaving for college.
(c) Graduation rehearsal.
(d) Finals at school.

3. Who is taking Li'l Bit to the prom?
(a) No one; she's not going to prom.
(b) Claude.
(c) Greg.
(d) Peck.

4. "How I Learned to Drive" can best be described as what type of literary work?
(a) Novella.
(b) Novel.
(c) Play.
(d) Short story.

5. What sound cuts off the music in the first scene?
(a) A revving car.
(b) The driver's education film.
(c) Li'l Bit's voice.
(d) The sound of a far away train.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the countryside is dotted with farmhouses, what do people witness from their front porches?

2. What does the night of the first scene make a middle-aged man with a mortgage feel like?

3. Where is the location of the first setting?

4. What does Li'l Bit's hair smell like?

5. How old is Li'l Bit in the first scene?

(see the answer key)

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