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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. Who says that Boy Scouts are horny?
2. How old is Li'l Bit in the first scene?
3. In the first scene, what road is less than a mile away?
4. Who tells Peck, "this isn't right," about what Peck and Li'l Bit are doing?
5. How does Li'l Bit hold the steering wheel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Peck talks Li'l Bit into lying beside him in the bed, promising nothing happens. Li'l Bit agrees. How does this make her feel?
2. Describe Greg, the boy who asks Li'l Bit to dance.
3. What are Li'l Bit's conditions for the weekly meeting with her uncle?
4. What does Vogel transition from the scene with the three females in the kitchen talking about sex, to Li'l Bit's first driving lesson.
5. Li'l Bit leaves for college. What types of gifts does Peck send her?
6. What purpose does the music serve in "How I Learned to Drive"?
7. Sum up "A Mother's Guide to Social Drinking".
8. How does the character of Li'l Bit introduce the first scene?
9. How does Big Papa describe his choice of Grandma for a bride.
10. What gives the 35 year old Li'l Bit comfort and a feeling of freedom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Peck refers to his car as a "she". Explain his reasons for doing so and why you think that Li'l Bit does the same. Is this a practice you witness outside of this play? Give examples.
Essay Topic 2
Early in the play, Aunt Mary encourages Peck to talk to an upset Li'l Bit because he can handle her. Later, Aunt Mary tells the audience that Li'l Bit wraps Peck around her finger and is using him. Yet the first incident occurs when Li'l Bit is 17; the second is when Li'l Bit is 13. Explain these two different actions and perspectives from Aunt Mary.
Essay Topic 3
Peck is often seen comforting Li'l Bit. Give examples of this. Why do you think he wants to comfort Li'l Bit? Is it only because of his sexual feelings?
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