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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Skeeter calls Aibileen in chapter 19 to tell her Yule May's decision, what does Aibileen say she was told about Yule May's working status?
(a) She no longer works for Hilly Holbrook.
(b) She has decided to move out of the area.
(c) She has begun working for Lou Anne.
(d) She moved to Mrs. Leefolt's house.

2. What does Celia have delivered to the house that Minny thinks is homemade alcohol?
(a) A vitamin tonic.
(b) A catching tonic.
(c) A celery tonic.
(d) Hair tonic.

3. What does Celia Foote threaten to do in the aftermath of the disaster at the Benefit?
(a) Leave her husband.
(b) Move closer into Jackson.
(c) Write a tell all book about Jackson housewives.
(d) Ignore Hilly Holbrook's overtures of friendship.

4. How much time does Mrs. Stein cut off of Skeeter's deadline for completing her book in chapter 26?
(a) Three days.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. How common does Aibileen tell Skeeter it was for women to give up their children to care for white families?
(a) Everyone did it.
(b) Rare.
(c) Not common, but it was done.
(d) Very common.

6. Who calls Minny at home in the beginning of chapter 26 to speak about Celia Foote?
(a) Aibileen.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Johnny Foote.

7. What does Skeeter feel the Whitworth house is a museum in honor of in chapter 20?
(a) Mississippi State.
(b) His parents.
(c) His dead grandfather.
(d) The War Between the States.

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

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

10. Who was Carl Roberts?
(a) A young black man lynched from speaking out against the Mississippi governor.
(b) A white activist in Mississippi.
(c) A friend of Stuart Whitworth.
(d) A black man jailed for a sit in at a lunch counter.

11. 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?
(a) More open minded.
(b) All the same size.
(c) Color blind.
(d) Less prone to bad moods.

12. Why does Skeeter refuse to tell her mother of her break up with Stuart?
(a) She does not want to hear 'I told you so'.
(b) She is hoping he will come back.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She does not want to disappoint her.

13. How much does Skeeter tell Aibileen Harper and Row has agreed to pay as an advance for the book?
(a) Two thousand dollars.
(b) A thousand dollars.
(c) Sixty five dollars.
(d) Eight hundred dollars.

14. Who did Johnny Foote tell Minny he had asked to come play bridge with Celia?
(a) Skeeter Phelan.
(b) Hilly Holbrook.
(c) Mrs. Walters.
(d) Elizabeth Leefolt.

15. What famous literary character does Skeeter compare herself to in chapter 27?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Boo Radley.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Cathrine Linton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Minny fear for her job in chapter 24?

2. Why did Constantine give her daughter to an orphanage in Chicago when she was just a little girl?

3. What does Skeeter push Stuart to tell her about his ex-fiancee in chapter 19 that causes some tension between them?

4. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?

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

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