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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 or what is Li'l Bit's constant companion in her dorm room?

2. Who is the nearest thing to a son to Peck?

3. How old is Grandma when she marries?

4. Li'l Bit asks her mother and grandmother something about sex, but receives conflicting answers. What does she ask?

5. Who participates in the scene with three generations at the kitchen table?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Li' Bit describe the male's love of cars?

2. What is Li'l Bit's plan to keep Peck from drinking?

3. What does Peck do that takes away Li'l Bit's anger during the photo shoot?

4. At age 11, can Li'l Bit actually drive?

5. What frightens Li'l Bit about the attention that Peck shows her when she moves away?

6. Describe the waiter's response to Peck in the restaurant in 1968.

7. Describe Big Papa.

8. If you didn't know the ages of Li'l Bit and Peck in the first scene, who acts more like the adult and who acts more like the child?

9. What purpose does the music serve in "How I Learned to Drive"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Li'l Bit and Peck are the two main characters. Use examples from the book of how other characters are represented. Why are all the other character represented by the Greek Chorus?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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