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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. What action causes Li'l Bit to comment on Peck's dexterity?

2. Where does Peck serve during the war?

3. Who does Li'l Bit meet on the long bus ride to Upstate New York?

4. How long has the restaurant that Li'l Bit and Peck are dining at been open?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peck refer to the car as a "she"?

2. What purpose does the Greek Chorus serve in "How I Learned to Drive"?

3. Why is the mother concerned about her 11 year old daughter?

4. When Li'l Bit goes on the bus ride as an older woman, does she intend to seduce the young man who sits next to her on the bus?

5. What is the mood of the two characters when Peck arrives for Li'l Bit's 18th birthday?

6. Who is Li'l Bit's cousin and what is his name?

7. What gives the 35 year old Li'l Bit comfort and a feeling of freedom?

8. Li'l Bit leaves for college. What types of gifts does Peck send her?

9. How is Li'l Bit doing in college?

10. Why does Li'l Bit not want to be called by that name any longer in the family dinner scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "How I Learned to Drive", characters sometimes come out of the scene to talk to the audience. Cite examples of this, and explain what purpose it serves.

Essay Topic 2

Mother and Grandma have different attitudes about sex. Explain what they are and why they're so different.

Essay Topic 3

"How I Learned to Drive" is also about empowerment. Cite examples of power and how it changes in the play.

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