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

2. What captivates Mrs. Leefolt most about People Will Talk's review of Skeeter and Aibileen's book?
(a) The newly decorated set of the show.
(b) The review of Little Big Man.
(c) The speculation the book was written about Jackson.
(d) The appearance of her sorority sister on the show.

3. Why does Stuart take back the marriage proposal he makes to Skeeter in chapter 28?
(a) Hilly tells him about Skeeter's possession of the Jim Crow laws.
(b) He claims he does not know her after she tells him about her book.
(c) He has decided he does not like her sense of style.
(d) He has just learned her mother is dying.

4. Why did Constantine give her daughter to an orphanage in Chicago when she was just a little girl?
(a) Her skin was too white for her to go unnoticed in the south.
(b) Constantine was hiding her from her biological father.
(c) Constantine was single and could not care for her.
(d) She was ill and Constantine no longer wanted her.

5. Who buys a copy of Skeeter and Aibileen's book for Hilly Holbrook?
(a) Mrs. Walters.
(b) Skeeter.
(c) Lou Anne.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What list does Mrs. Phelan start writing for Skeeter with the understanding that she is dying?

2. What does Celia call Minny at the end of chapter 17 that makes Minny annoyed with Celia?

3. What does Mae Mobley do when she sees the toilets on Hilly Holbrook's front lawn in chapter 22?

4. Who was Carl Roberts?

5. Who tells Aibileen to stay away from Skeeter if she wants to keep her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins to happen throughout town as people begin to read Skeeter's book?

2. Why does Minny feel that Celia Foote does not understand the line between whites and blacks?

3. Why does Celia threaten to leave her husband in chapter 26? How does Minny talk her out of it?

4. In chapter 24, Minny fights with a naked man in the Foote's backyard. Who is the man? Why is Minny fighting him? What happens?

5. Why does Skeeter feel it is important to change the location and names in the book she is writing?

6. How are most of the women at the Benefit dressed? How does Celia Foote stand out?

7. In chapter 28, Skeeter goes shopping and finally finds her own style. What style is that? What has inspired it?

8. What happens at Hilly Holbrook's house in chapter 22? Who is responsible?

9. What does Hilly tell Skeeter to publish in the League newsletter or she will throw her out of the league?

10. What does Minny insist on adding to her section of the book? For what reason?

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