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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Minny think she no longer has a job with the Footes at the end of chapter 17?
(a) Johnny Foote found her in the house and fired her.
(b) Celia told her she was fired.
(c) Hilly Holbrook told Celia the truth about Minny and Celia fired her.
(d) Celia's mother-in-law fired her.

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

4. What does Celia tear from Hilly's dress that Hilly later insists Celia make a two hundred dollar donation to the Junior League to make up for?
(a) Her skirt.
(b) Her collar.
(c) Her cuff.
(d) Her hem.

5. What modern convenience does Skeeter's mother refuse to have added to the house as Skeeter explains in chapter 19?
(a) Refrigeration.
(b) Air conditioning.
(c) Convection oven.
(d) Fax.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What new pill does Skeeter read about in the newspaper in chapter 19 that is hailed as a pill 'to help women cope with everyday challenges'?
(a) Metamucil.
(b) Valium.
(c) Prozac.
(d) Midol.

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

14. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Severe allergies.
(d) Colic.

15. What is in a letter Aibileen gives to Skeeter in chapter 27?
(a) The truth of why Constantine left.
(b) A confession by Yule May.
(c) A resume.
(d) Her reasons for pulling out of the book project.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Skeeter go in chapter 19 to cool off in the overwhelming heat?

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

3. What reason does Stuart give Skeeter in chapter 28 for not working on the oil rigs any longer?

4. How common does Aibileen tell Skeeter it was for women to give up their children to care for white families?

5. With whom does Skeeter plan to share the advance money and subsequent royalty payments with?

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