2. Why does Stuart take back the marriage proposal he makes to Skeeter in chapter 28?
(a) He has decided he does not like her sense of style.
(b) Hilly tells him about Skeeter's possession of the Jim Crow laws.
(c) He claims he does not know her after she tells him about her book.
(d) He has just learned her mother is dying.

3. Where is the Junior League Benefit for Children held in chapter 25?
(a) The Governor's Mansion.
(b) The Jackson Country Club.
(c) Hilly Holbrook's house.
(d) The Robert E. Lee Hotel.

4. How long does Celia stay in bed after the disaster at the Benefit?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

5. What appliance does Mrs. Phelan finally allow installed in her house in chapter 21 after receiving doctors orders to do so?
(a) Air conditioning.
(b) A dish washer.
(c) A clothes washer.
(d) A refrigertor.

6. What does Mrs. Phelan tell the Whitworths Skeeter has been writing about in chapter 20?
(a) Housekeeping hints.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The civil rights movement.
(d) Black maids working in white households in the south.

7. What captivates Mrs. Leefolt most about People Will Talk's review of Skeeter and Aibileen's book?
(a) The appearance of her sorority sister on the show.
(b) The newly decorated set of the show.
(c) The speculation the book was written about Jackson.
(d) The review of Little Big Man.

8. In chapter 27, why does Skeeter claim she continues to go to League meetings?
(a) She hopes Hilly will someday forgive her.
(b) Elizabeth is still her friend.
(c) It is her civic duty.
(d) She is editor of the newsletter.

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

10. Why does Skeeter think the maids in the state senator's house are looking at her oddly in chapter 20?
(a) They think she is not good enough for Stuart.
(b) They dislike her clothing.
(c) They know about her book.
(d) They dislike her hair.

11. Why does Stuart fail to greet his own parents in chapter 28 when he and Skeeter see them during a dinner out?
(a) He wants to keep Skeeter to himself.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) Skeeter is drunk.
(d) Skeeter's skirt is too short.

12. What does Mae Mobley do when she sees the toilets on Hilly Holbrook's front lawn in chapter 22?
(a) She cries.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She tells Aibileen to take her home.
(d) She uses one.

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

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

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