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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 age is Li'l Bit when she first tells the audience about her family?

2. Where does Peck want Li'l Bit's attention during her driving lesson?

3. What is the suggested music when Peck molests Li'l Bit in the first scene?

4. Who is taking Li'l Bit to the prom?

5. Who is Peck married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peck's special place.

2. How does the character of Li'l Bit introduce the first scene?

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

4. Who is looking in at the sock hop, but not seen by the students?

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

6. Describe Peck's appearance and demeanor while doing dishes at the 1964 Christmas.

7. What does Li'l Bit get upset about at the photo shoot?

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

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

10. What is Peck's idea on the back roads to Carolina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"How I Learned to Drive" uses minimal props. For example, a charge is just two chairs. Action is often pantomimed, such as the act of driving or eating. Give other examples of the minimal set and explain why the author does this.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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