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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up at Skeeter's door and surprises her in chapter 13?
(a) William Holbrook.
(b) Stuart Farnsworth.
(c) Johnny Foote.
(d) Stuart Whitworth.

2. What book does Skeeter steal from the white library in chapter 13 because it has been damaged and defamed?
(a) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(b) Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
(c) The Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

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

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

5. Where does Skeeter get a job in chapter 6?
(a) The Junior League newsletter.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The Jackson Daily News.
(d) The Jackson Journal.

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

7. What item does Skeeter accidentally leave at behind in chapter 13 when she rushes out of the League meeting?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her coat.
(c) Her satchel.
(d) Her car keys.

8. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?
(a) Pulling the phone out of her mother's hand.
(b) Spilling flour on the floor.
(c) Breaking one of her toys.
(d) Tearing up her mother's stationary.

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

10. What does Skeeter try to give Aibileen at Elizabeth Leefolt's house that Aibileen refuses to take in chapter 8?
(a) A new job.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Money.

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

12. 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 make his asthma worse.
(b) She told him it would stunt his growth.
(c) She told him it would give him ulcers.
(d) She told him it would make him turn colored.

13. With whom does Skeeter have a date in chapter 9?
(a) Johnny Foote.
(b) Stuart Farnsworth.
(c) Stuart Whitworth.
(d) William Holbrook.

14. How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

15. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is dirty.
(b) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.
(c) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.
(d) It is too small.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Skeeter admit caused her some disappointment at first in chapter 12?

2. Why does Hilly claim that blacks and white should never attend the same school together in chapter 14?

3. What is Skeeter doing when she runs into Hilly Holbrook and Elizabeth Leefolt in chapter 15?

4. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

5. What point of view is used in this novel?

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