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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What TV show reminds Hoke of Idella whenever he sees it?
(a) World News Tonight.
(b) Hit Parade.
(c) American Idol.
(d) American Bandstand.

2. How old is Boolie when the play ends?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 65.

3. What is the name of the award that Boolie wins?
(a) Salesman of the Decade.
(b) Manager of the Week.
(c) Man of the Year.
(d) Employee of the Month.

4. What aid does Daisy need in the final scene?
(a) A hearing aid.
(b) A walker.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Crutches.

5. Why does Daisy assume Hoke knows Martin Luther King?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he's Black.
(c) Because he greatly admires him.
(d) Because he knows everyone in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Boolie when the play begins?

2. Because she has a chauffeur, what does Daisy worry her fellow temple-goers will think she is trying to do?

3. What is Daisy supposed to be wearing when she first becomes disoriented?

4. Who saved up money for Daisy to go to school?

5. What is the name of Hoke's childhood friend whose father was lynched?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy believe about the slower you go in a car?

2. How does Daisy treat Hoke when he first starts working for her?

3. How long has Hoke been looking for work when he first meets Boolie?

4. What is the "perpetual care" that Daisy mentions while at the cemetery with Hoke?

5. Why does Hoke think Boolie's mother isn't involved with the hiring of her chauffeur herself?

6. How does Daisy respond to being told she is going to have to have a chauffeur?

7. How does Daisy find out that Hoke can't read?

8. Who taught Daisy what (little) she knows about cars?

9. How does Daisy react to the story Hoke tells about the lynching he witnessed as a child?

10. To what is Hoke referring to when he mentions the "Geechee trash" in Savannah?

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