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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aibileen's church give her to celebrate the publication of the book?
(a) A book signed by everyone in the church.
(b) A painted portrait.
(c) A new Bible.
(d) A plaque with her name on it.

2. When does Skeeter mail the manuscript to Harper and Row?
(a) Too late for the deadline.
(b) Shortly before Christmas.
(c) In January.
(d) She does not.

3. What does Minny forbid Skeeter to do in chapter 17?
(a) Print stories about Hilly Holbrook.
(b) Discuss her family business.
(c) Call Celia Foote.
(d) Go to the Benefit.

4. What instrument does Celia Foote use to protect Minny from a crazy, naked man in chapter 24?
(a) An antique sword.
(b) A broom handle.
(c) A fireplace poker.
(d) A hunting knife.

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

6. What tree does Celia Foote keep threatening to cut down in her yard?
(a) The magnolia tree.
(b) The peach tree.
(c) The pecan tree.
(d) The mimosa tree.

7. What secret does Minny finally reveal to Celia as they wait for the doctor to come in chapter 18?
(a) That she was accused of theft by Hilly Holbrook.
(b) That Elizabeth Leefolt did not really recommend her.
(c) That she has five kids.
(d) That Johnny knows about her.

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

9. What does Skeeter push Stuart to tell her about his ex-fiancee in chapter 19 that causes some tension between them?
(a) Whether they ever traveled together.
(b) Whether they shared a bed.
(c) What caused their break up.
(d) What her feelings regarding the civil rights movement were.

10. What does Celia write in chapter 26 on a check made out to the Junior League?
(a) For starving children in Africa.
(b) For Two-Slice Hilly.
(c) For the spoiled housewives of Jackson.
(d) For the torn dress.

11. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Stride Toward Freedom.
(c) The Biography of Washington Carver.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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

13. What reason does Stuart give Skeeter in chapter 28 for not working on the oil rigs any longer?
(a) He is too important to his company to get that dirty.
(b) He dislikes the work.
(c) He does not have the body strength anymore.
(d) He would have to leave her.

14. Why does Minny fear for her job in chapter 24?
(a) Leroy showed up at the Foote house and caused trouble.
(b) Celia is angry with her again.
(c) Mr. Johnny is unhappy with her work.
(d) Hilly Holbrook found out she works for Celia Foote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Minny think she no longer has a job with the Footes at the end of chapter 17?

2. How much time does Mrs. Stein cut off of Skeeter's deadline for completing her book in chapter 26?

3. Why does Stuart take back the marriage proposal he makes to Skeeter in chapter 28?

4. Who calls Minny at home in the beginning of chapter 26 to speak about Celia Foote?

5. What war does Skeeter see a news report about on the television in chapter 19?

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