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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. When Li'l Bit is born, who is able to hold her in an outstretched hand?

2. What does Grandma blame for her crippled shoulders?

3. Who is Peck married to?

4. In the middle of the Men, Sex, and Women scene, there is a temporary time shift to what year?

5. What time of day and season is it when the first scene begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What views on women does Peck share with Li'l Bit as he does the dishes?

2. What does Li'l Bit have to say about why she is kicked out of school in 1970?

3. Explain Peck's theory of "fire" and people.

4. Describe Aunt Mary's view of her husband.

5. How does Aunt Mary view her niece?

6. How does Peck describe his childhood while fishing with Bobby?

7. How do Peck and Li'l Bit define Peck being good?

8. Why does Li'l Bit say that Peck can be a brain surgeon?

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

10. Why does Li'l Bit tell Peck to stop being bad during the first scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give examples of the traditional sexual and gender roles and how they shift during the play.

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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