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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. Where does Elsie go after talking to the police?

2. What does Daisy eat for breakfast?

3. What is Daisy's first job of the day?

4. Why does Steve hesitate to call the police?

5. What is Mrs. Crow's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Steve use his garage?

2. What scares away the intruder in the middle of the night?

3. Why does Daisy apologize to Steve?

4. Why is Daisy feeling more threatened than ever after the firebomb?

5. How does Daisy accidentally apprehend another criminal?

6. What advice does Elsie give to Daisy?

7. Why do Steve's parents come to visit?

8. Why does Daisy contact the police?

9. Why is Steve so annoyed with the traffic all of a sudden?

10. Why do Daisy and Steve end up having peanut butter sandwiches and ice cream for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daisy's car is ugly and falling apart. Steve feels that it is unsafe and wants to get rid of it. Explore how the car is a metaphor for Daisy's life.

Essay Topic 2

Elsie Hawkins is a great character for comic relief. Elsie and her vintage Cadillac are also a metaphor for appreciating people and things that are often discarded after a certain age. Examine Elsie's role in the story and how she played a valuable part.

Essay Topic 3

Aunt Zena is a die hard matchmaker and has introduced Steve to 80% of the women in northern Virginia with no viable success in finding her nephew a wife. Where do you think Zena missed the mark? What is different about Daisy? Did Zena have any ulterior motives?

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