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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 has begun working for Lou Anne.
(b) She has decided to move out of the area.
(c) She no longer works for Hilly Holbrook.
(d) She moved to Mrs. Leefolt's house.

6. How does Celia know in chapter 17 that Minny knows how to play bridge?
(a) Mrs. Walters told her they used to play together.
(b) They played the game once when Minny first came to work for her.
(c) She told her.
(d) Minny told Johnny Foote she knew how.

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

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

9. Under what name does Skeeter plan to publish her book?
(a) Anonymous.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Eugenia Phelan.
(d) Rebecca Whitworth.

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

11. How much time has passed between chapter 28 and chapter 29?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Six months.

12. What list does Mrs. Phelan start writing for Skeeter with the understanding that she is dying?
(a) A what not to say in public list.
(b) A list of things every new bride should know.
(c) A list of skills every new mother should know.
(d) A what not to wear list.

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

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

15. 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 cuff.
(c) Her hem.
(d) Her collar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Skeeter mail the manuscript to Harper and Row?

2. What modern convenience does Skeeter's mother refuse to have added to the house as Skeeter explains in chapter 19?

3. What name has Minny chosen as her secret identity in Skeeter's book?

4. What actress does Skeeter note is on the cover of Life magazine?

5. What does Mrs. Phelan tell the Whitworths Skeeter has been writing about in chapter 20?

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