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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Valentine's Day.

2. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?
(a) Goldella.
(b) Minny.
(c) Yule May.
(d) Louvenia.

3. What item does Skeeter take to carrying around in chapter 11?
(a) A red satchel that her grandmother once used for her gardening tools.
(b) A large canvas backpack.
(c) A green army knapsack.
(d) A black attache case with a broken latch.

4. What is the main topic of conversation at a Community Concerns meeting at Aibileen's church in chapter 16?
(a) Medgar Evers' murder.
(b) Skeeter Phelan's book.
(c) Racial tensions in Jackson.
(d) The March on Washington.

5. What item does Skeeter accidentally leave at behind in chapter 13 when she rushes out of the League meeting?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her car keys.
(c) Her satchel.
(d) Her coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?

2. Who does Aibileen recommend Minny to, lying about Elizabeth Leefolt recommending her as a good maid?

3. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?

5. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Celia do that Minny finds odd? Why does Minny have trouble teaching Miss Celia to cook?

2. What does Skeeter show to Aibileen in chapter 14? Why does Aibileen later show this same thing to Minny?

3. Who does Aibileen go to work for at the beginning of the novel? What happened just a few months before she accepted this job?

4. Who is Skeeter Phelan? How does she know Hilly Holbrook? What did Hilly threaten to do in the beginning of chapter 5 to Skeeter?

5. How does the first interview between Skeeter and Aibileen go? What does Skeeter think will happen next?

6. What does Aibileen ask of Skeeter during their sixth session together working on Skeeter's book?

7. Why does Aibileen begin telling Mae Mobley she is a smart, kind girl?

8. In chapter 10, Celia locks herself in the bathroom and yells at Minny when she comes to change the bedsheets. What does this and other odd behaviors say about Celia?

9. How did Minny Jackson get an interview with Celia Foote? What happens at the interview?

10. Who sets up the first date between Stuart Whitworth and Skeeter? How does it go?

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