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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma blame for her crippled shoulders?
(a) Old age.
(b) Never having a decent bra.
(c) Big Papa.
(d) Childbirth.

2. Li'l Bit's cousin's nickname is what?
(a) R.R.
(b) Big Bobby.
(c) B.B.
(d) Bubba.

3. When Peck leaves a drunk and sleeping Li'l Bit in the car, what music is playing?
(a) Wagner's "Flying Dutchman".
(b) Gary Pucket and the Union Gaps "This Girl is a Woman Now".
(c) The Beach Boys' "You're Sixteen".
(d) Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby".

4. What does the parking lot overlook?
(a) Peck's home.
(b) The Department of Agriculture office.
(c) Li'l Bit's school.
(d) The Beltsville Agricultural Farms.

5. When Li'l Bit is born, who is able to hold her in an outstretched hand?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) Uncle Peck.
(d) Big Papa.

6. In the first scene, what road is less than a mile away?
(a) Highway 20.
(b) Route 66.
(c) Farm road 142.
(d) U.S. One.

7. Who does Big Papa vote for?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) George McGovern.
(d) Richard Nixon.

8. Peck encouraged Li'l Bit to have a drink. What does she order?
(a) Gin and tonic.
(b) Dead Man Screw.
(c) Martini.
(d) Daiquiri.

9. When the countryside is dotted with farmhouses, what do people witness from their front porches?
(a) Tornados.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) Planes taking off.
(d) An eclipse.

10. What are Peck and Li'l Bit celebrating at the special 1968 dinner?
(a) Getting her driver's license.
(b) Her first job.
(c) Getting a scholarship to college.
(d) Graduating from high school.

11. What does Peck compare Li'l Bit's breasts to?
(a) Treasure.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Two moons.
(d) Cathedrals of Europe.

12. According to Peck, how are women taught to drive?
(a) With aggression.
(b) With confidence.
(c) With politeness.
(d) With daring.

13. Where does Peck want Li'l Bit's attention during her driving lesson?
(a) The radio.
(b) The road.
(c) Adjusting the car mirrors.
(d) On him.

14. What play does the following line come from: "The quality of mercy is not strained"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Much Ado About Nothing.
(c) Merchant of Venice.
(d) Taming of the Shrew.

15. What type of car do Li'l Bit and Peck sit in during the first scene?
(a) Buick Riviera.
(b) Ford Mustang.
(c) Oldsmobile Cutlass.
(d) Cadillac El Dorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peck recommend for dinner at the fancy restaurant on the Eastern Shore?

2. Who is sixteen before realizing that pedophilia does not mean people who like to ride bicycles?

3. Who is Miss Sponge?

4. "How I Learned to Drive" can best be described as what type of literary work?

5. According to Peck, how are men taught to drive?

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