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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Brown do for Aibileen in the aftermath of Treelore's death?
(a) Mowed her yard free of charge.
(b) Cleaned out Treelore's apartment.
(c) Did some grocery shopping for her.
(d) Made repairs around the house.

2. Who does Skeeter mail the chapter with Aibileen's story to in chapter 12?
(a) An editor at Harper's Bizarre.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Stein.
(d) Carlton, her brother.

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

4. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?
(a) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(b) Hilly Holbrook.
(c) Constantine, their former maid.
(d) Carlton, Skeeter's brother.

5. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
(a) Her fictional stories.
(b) Her prayers.
(c) Her grocery lists.
(d) Her thoughts and emotions.

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

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

8. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?
(a) Stealing jewelry.
(b) Not feeding Mrs. Walters.
(c) Not cleaning properly.
(d) Stealing silver.

9. What item does Skeeter take to carrying around in chapter 11?
(a) A red satchel that her grandmother once used for her gardening tools.
(b) A large canvas backpack.
(c) A black attache case with a broken latch.
(d) A green army knapsack.

10. What does Aibileen promise all the women she approaches about helping with Skeeter's book will be done to protect their identities?
(a) The book will never be published.
(b) All names and locations will be changed.
(c) All names and professions will not be changed.
(d) The book will never be sold in Jackson.

11. Who is Pascagoula?
(a) The Leefolts' maid.
(b) The Footes' maid.
(c) The Holbrooks' maid.
(d) The Phelans' maid.

12. Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?
(a) Hilly wants to put Mrs. Walters in a nursing home.
(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 fired Minny for not feeding her mother.

13. What general shares a name with a popular hotel and restaurant in this book?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Stonewall Jackson.
(c) George Patton.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

14. What does Mrs. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley about using Aibileen's toilet in chapter 7?
(a) She will get injured walking to the carport.
(b) She will fall into the comode.
(c) She will spoil Aibileen's privacy.
(d) She will get some terrible disease.

15. What milestone has Mae Mobley entered in chapter 7?
(a) The beginning of preschool.
(b) She just began to walk.
(c) Potty training time.
(d) She just began to talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up at Skeeter's door and surprises her in chapter 13?

2. With whom does Skeeter have a date in chapter 9?

3. Who has Skeeter pinpointed as her first interviewee for her book in chapter 8?

4. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?

5. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?

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