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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. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?
(a) A stack of old books.
(b) Old clothes for charity.
(c) A collection of mismatched silver.
(d) Old clothes from her mother's house.

2. In chapter 15, who accuses Aibileen of not teaching Mae Mobley manners?
(a) Hilly Holbrook.
(b) Mrs. Walters.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt's mother.
(d) Mrs. Leefolt.

3. With whom does Skeeter have a date in chapter 9?
(a) Johnny Foote.
(b) Stuart Whitworth.
(c) William Holbrook.
(d) Stuart Farnsworth.

4. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Leefolt is spending unnecessary money building a bathroom for Aibileen.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt donated too much to a Junior League charity.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt overspent on a shopping trip.
(d) Mrs. Leefolt hired a maid they cannot afford.

5. What threat did Hilly make against Skeeter early in the novel that causes her angst in chapter 5?
(a) To kick her out of the Junior League if she does not publish the bathroom initiative.
(b) To throw her out of the bridge game if she does not stop cheating.
(c) To cancel the date she has planned with Stuart Whitworth.
(d) To tell her mother she refuses to follow instructions in editing the League newsletter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one housekeeping skill is Celia Foote very bad at, as revealed in chapter 3?

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

3. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?

4. Who is Miss Myrna?

5. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aibileen write in her small notebook? How did she get into this habit?

2. What does Hilly Holbrook complain about at Elizabeth Leefolt's? How does this lead to the Leefolt's building a new bathroom in the carport of their home?

3. Who is killed blocks from Aibileen's home? What is the aftermath of this death?

4. What worries Minny about the day that Celia Foote will tell her husband that she has hired a maid? How does Johnny Foote finally find out about Minny?

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

6. Who is Constantine? What does Skeeter think happened to her?

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

8. What letter does Skeeter receive in chapter 6 that inspires her to begin searching for a writing job and to find unique topics to write about?

9. What was Treelore hoping to do before his death? How did Aibileen feel about this?

10. What are the interviews like between Skeeter and Minny? Who does Minny refuse to allow Skeeter to place in her book?

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