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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?
(a) Celia Foote.
(b) Skeeter and her family.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt.
(d) Hilly Holbrook.

3. What does Skeeter's mother nag her about in chapter 5?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Getting a haircut.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Getting a home of her own.

4. What does Skeeter admit caused her some disappointment at first in chapter 12?
(a) That Aibileen is doing the writing.
(b) That Aibileen is unwilling to get other maids to help.
(c) That Aibileen is unwilling to help.
(d) That Aibileen is unwilling to do any of the writing.

5. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?
(a) She's too skittish.
(b) She's too skinny.
(c) She's too inexperienced.
(d) She's too busy.

6. Who is Patricia van Devender?
(a) William Holbrook's cousin.
(b) Stuart Farnsworth's sister.
(c) Johnny Foote's mother-in-law.
(d) Stuart Whitworth's former fiancee.

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

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

9. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?
(a) State senate.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Congress.
(d) Governor.

10. Why does one of Aibileen's grown white children tell her he still does not drink coffee in chapter 7?
(a) She told him it would give him ulcers.
(b) She told him it would make him turn colored.
(c) She told him it would make his asthma worse.
(d) She told him it would stunt his growth.

11. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother, Carlton.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Her mother.

12. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?
(a) A down payment on a new car.
(b) Tuition for their twin sons to go to college.
(c) Tuition for their daughter to go to college.
(d) A down payment on a new house.

13. Who does Skeeter ask Aibileen about at the end of chapter 1?
(a) Treelore, Aibileen's son.
(b) Constantine, her family's former maid.
(c) Louvenia, Lou Anne's maid.
(d) Minny, Mrs. Walters' maid.

14. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

15. How many interviews with maids does the editor suggest Skeeter include in her book?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Twelve or more.
(c) Thirty or less.
(d) Twenty or more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley about using Aibileen's toilet in chapter 7?

2. What is the main topic of conversation at a Community Concerns meeting at Aibileen's church in chapter 16?

3. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?

4. What does Aibileen reveal in chapter 12 about the kitchen in the governor's mansion?

5. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?

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