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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 kind of accents does Uhry specifically mention Daisy and Boolie should have?

2. Before the accident, what kind of car did Daisy wish she were still driving?

3. What is the motto of Boolie's business?

4. How old is Hoke when the play begins?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does Jeanette Harris make to Hoke?

2. What does Daisy say Florine sounds like when she tries to sing holiday music?

3. How does Boolie react when he hears Daisy call Hoke "handy"?

4. How does Daisy feel about Florine's Christmas festivities?

5. What is the first "bad act" that Daisy accuses Florine of doing in the play?

6. Why does Hoke tell Boolie about Jeanette Harris's offer?

7. What does Daisy say Old Man Freitag would definitely not approve of during the holidays?

8. Why does Hoke call Daisy "the best widow in the state of Georgia" while they are at the cemetery?

9. Why does Daisy think the people who bombed her temple did it by accident?

10. How does Daisy react when Hoke tells her the temple has been bombed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the growth of the friendship between Daisy and Hoke. Make sure to use specific examples and quotes to demonstrate the growth and to address at least 3 literary devices that Uhry uses.

Essay Topic 2

In 1988, Driving Miss Daisy won the Pulitzer Prize. Name the 3 strongest features of the play, what makes them particularly strong, and why you think each strength may have contributed to the play's prize.

Essay Topic 3

Name at least 3 literary devices that an author can use to create witty and humorous banter. To support your choices, provide specific examples from Driving Miss Daisy where Urhy successfully employs these devices.

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