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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. How old was Treelore when he died?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty.

2. Who is Patricia van Devender?
(a) Johnny Foote's mother-in-law.
(b) Stuart Farnsworth's sister.
(c) William Holbrook's cousin.
(d) Stuart Whitworth's former fiancee.

3. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?
(a) Birthday party.
(b) Bridge party.
(c) Cocktail party.
(d) Tupperware party.

4. Who shows up at Skeeter's door and surprises her in chapter 13?
(a) William Holbrook.
(b) Johnny Foote.
(c) Stuart Farnsworth.
(d) Stuart Whitworth.

5. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
(a) Her prayers.
(b) Her fictional stories.
(c) Her thoughts and emotions.
(d) Her grocery lists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?

2. What does Skeeter admit caused her some disappointment at first in chapter 12?

3. How long have Hilly, Skeeter, and Elizabeth been friends?

4. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?

5. Who is Mrs. Stein?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Skeeter try to pay money to Aibileen in chapter 8? How does Aibileen react?

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

4. What rules did Minny's mother tell her about working for a white woman? Which rule does Minny constantly break?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Who is Yule May? What does she want to speak to Aibileen about at a meeting at their church?

10. What does Hilly Holbrook ask Aibileen that she feels she must answer honestly for Mae Mobley's sake? Why does Hilly ask this question of Aibileen?

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