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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name has Aibileen chosen to use in the book she is writing with Skeeter?
(a) Rebecca Jones.
(b) Margret Green.
(c) Sarah Ross.
(d) Abilene Johnson.

2. What appliance does Mrs. Phelan finally allow installed in her house in chapter 21 after receiving doctors orders to do so?
(a) Air conditioning.
(b) A clothes washer.
(c) A refrigertor.
(d) A dish washer.

3. What name has Minny chosen as her secret identity in Skeeter's book?
(a) Sarah Ross.
(b) Gertrude Black.
(c) Toni Franklin.
(d) Rebecca Jones.

4. Where does Skeeter go in chapter 19 to cool off in the overwhelming heat?
(a) The house.
(b) The local department store.
(c) The Cadillac.
(d) Hilly's house.

5. Who attracts a large amount of attention upon her arrival at the Benefit?
(a) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(b) Celia Foote.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Minny Jackson.

6. What war does Skeeter see a news report about on the television in chapter 19?
(a) World War II.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) War on drugs.

7. How does Celia know in chapter 17 that Minny knows how to play bridge?
(a) They played the game once when Minny first came to work for her.
(b) Mrs. Walters told her they used to play together.
(c) She told her.
(d) Minny told Johnny Foote she knew how.

8. What does Minny forbid Skeeter to do in chapter 17?
(a) Call Celia Foote.
(b) Discuss her family business.
(c) Print stories about Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Go to the Benefit.

9. Why does Stuart take back the marriage proposal he makes to Skeeter in chapter 28?
(a) Hilly tells him about Skeeter's possession of the Jim Crow laws.
(b) He claims he does not know her after she tells him about her book.
(c) He has decided he does not like her sense of style.
(d) He has just learned her mother is dying.

10. What secret does Minny finally reveal to Celia as they wait for the doctor to come in chapter 18?
(a) That she has five kids.
(b) That Johnny knows about her.
(c) That Elizabeth Leefolt did not really recommend her.
(d) That she was accused of theft by Hilly Holbrook.

11. Who is Pascagoula's cousin?
(a) Aibileen.
(b) Yule May.
(c) Minny.
(d) Louvenia.

12. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Severe allergies.
(c) Colic.
(d) Asthma.

13. What instrument does Celia Foote use to protect Minny from a crazy, naked man in chapter 24?
(a) A broom handle.
(b) A fireplace poker.
(c) An antique sword.
(d) A hunting knife.

14. With whom does Skeeter plan to share the advance money and subsequent royalty payments with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) All the maids who helped write the book.
(c) Aibileen and Minny.
(d) Just Aibileen.

15. What does Mae Mobley do when she sees the toilets on Hilly Holbrook's front lawn in chapter 22?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She uses one.
(c) She tells Aibileen to take her home.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Dr. Neal tell Skeeter in chapter 28 her mother has to live?

2. What does Minny say God would have made people if he had intended for whites and blacks to spend a large amount of time together?

3. What does Dr. Tate accuse Celia of in chapter 18?

4. Why does Pascagoula tell Skeeter in chapter 19 that no one would work for her mother except her?

5. Why does Celia think Hilly does not like her, a misunderstanding she wants to clear up in chapter 25?

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