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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day and season is it when the first scene begins?
(a) A warm summer evening.
(b) A stormy winter night.
(c) A calm autumn afternoon.
(d) A windy spring day.

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

3. What is the Li'l Bit's family eating at the family dinner scene?
(a) Roast.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Chicken.

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

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

6. How long has the restaurant that Li'l Bit and Peck are dining at been open?
(a) Since the 17th century.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 100 years.
(d) Since the 1700s.

7. What does a voice announce as an adult Li'l Bit comes on stage to explain her family's nicknames?
(a) Driving in Second Gear.
(b) Driving in Reverse.
(c) Idling in the Neutral Gear.
(d) Driving in First Gear.

8. According to Mother, when a lady drinks, she should never get what?
(a) Drink like a man.
(b) Sloppy.
(c) Gay.
(d) Tipsy.

9. According to Peck, how are men taught to drive?
(a) With careful attention to details.
(b) With confidence.
(c) With daring.
(d) With speed.

10. Who tells Peck, "this isn't right," about what Peck and Li'l Bit are doing?
(a) Li'l Bit.
(b) The waiter.
(c) Mother.
(d) Peck.

11. Li'l Bit becomes embarrassed when family members talk and joke about her breasts. Who tries to change the subject?
(a) Mother.
(b) B.B.
(c) Peck.
(d) Aunt Mary.

12. When does Li'l Bit begin moving away from the Men, Sex, and Women scene?
(a) When the driver's education voice speaks.
(b) When the singing starts.
(c) When her mother and grandmother argue.
(d) When Big Papa enters the scene.

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

14. What does the night of the first scene make a middle-aged man with a mortgage feel like?
(a) A kid.
(b) A country boy.
(c) A frisky young man.
(d) An old man.

15. What kind of car does Li'l Bit drive around in during the Nixon recession?
(a) 1960 coupe.
(b) 1968 VW Beetle.
(c) 1969 Corvette.
(d) 1965 Mustang.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the mother, a married woman only needs a broom or a rolling pin. What does she prefer?

2. What is the name of the county where Peck grows up?

3. Where does Li'l Bit and Peck have a celebration dinner at in 1968?

4. What does Peck say that he lives all week for?

5. In the first scene, what road is less than a mile away?

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