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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. Who is Pascagoula?
(a) The Phelans' maid.
(b) The Leefolts' maid.
(c) The Holbrooks' maid.
(d) The Footes' maid.

2. What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Jaundice.
(c) Measles.
(d) Colic.

3. Who is Mrs. Stein?
(a) An editor for Harper & Row.
(b) A maid working in Jackson.
(c) A neighbor to Longleaf.
(d) A friend of Skeeter's mother.

4. What is Hotstack?
(a) A new magazine in Mississippi.
(b) A store in Jackson.
(c) A black community near Longleaf.
(d) A type of dish in Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

2. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?

3. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?

4. Who is Miss Myrna?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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