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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?
(a) Bridge party.
(b) Tupperware party.
(c) Cocktail party.
(d) Birthday party.

2. What college did Skeeter graduate from?
(a) UCLA.
(b) University of Texas at Austin.
(c) Ole Miss.
(d) Stanford.

3. Who does Hilly Holbrook set up a date for Skeeter with in chapter 5?
(a) Stuart Townsend.
(b) William Holbrook.
(c) Stuart Whitworth.
(d) Johnny Foote.

4. What one housekeeping skill is Celia Foote very bad at, as revealed in chapter 3?
(a) Vaccuuming.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Polishing silver.
(d) Cleaning.

5. Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?
(a) Hilly fired Minny for not feeding her mother.
(b) Hilly fired Minny for stealing.
(c) Hilly wants Minny to come to work for her so she told lies to Mrs. Walters about Minny.
(d) Hilly wants to put Mrs. Walters in a nursing home.

6. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?
(a) Goldella.
(b) Yule May.
(c) Louvenia.
(d) Minny.

7. Who is Mrs. Stein?
(a) A maid working in Jackson.
(b) An editor for Harper & Row.
(c) A friend of Skeeter's mother.
(d) A neighbor to Longleaf.

8. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Stomach ulcers.
(b) Cystic fibrosis.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Diabetes.

9. What deadline is Skeeter originally given for her book in chapter 12?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

10. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?
(a) Old clothes for charity.
(b) A stack of old books.
(c) Old clothes from her mother's house.
(d) A collection of mismatched silver.

11. How old was Treelore when he died?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Thirty.

12. What is the Shinalator?
(a) A silver polishing machine.
(b) A floor polishing machine.
(c) A hair dryer.
(d) A hair conditioner.

13. Where does Hilly Holbrook invite Mrs. Leefolt and Mae Mobley to go in chapter 15?
(a) Robert E. Lee hotel.
(b) Jackson Country Club.
(c) Broadmoore pool.
(d) Blackshire Club.

14. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?
(a) Skeeter Phelan.
(b) Lou Anne Templeton.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Elizabeth Leefolt.

15. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?

2. Who is Pascagoula?

3. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?

4. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?

5. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

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