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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 was Harold Stone?

2. Where will Boolie be while Daisy is on her long trip with Hoke?

3. What kind of ending does Driving Miss Daisy have?

4. Who else comes to clean out Daisy's house?

5. While she is disoriented, why does Daisy become angry with Hoke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Daisy not like where Hoke picks her up from temple the first time?

3. What initial impression does Uhry want the audience to have of Daisy, based on how he describes what her clothes, hair, and walk should be like?

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

5. How does Boolie initially react to Daisy's concern about the missing salmon?

6. In the preface, what does Uhry have to say about a real Boolie?

7. How does Daisy help Hoke find the Bauer headstone?

8. What was Hoke's job during the war?

9. What level of literacy does Hoke have when he first discusses it with Daisy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daisy is very concerned with keeping an appearance that does not draw attention to herself, yet she also makes some unconventional choices throughout the play. Discuss whether or not Daisy is a conformist, using specific examples and quotations from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hoke and Daisy. Make sure your argument essay uses specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Choose 2 characters and discuss at least 3 ways that their life has been influenced by their race. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

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