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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 Mrs. Phelan tell the Whitworths Skeeter has been writing about in chapter 20?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The civil rights movement.
(c) Housekeeping hints.
(d) Black maids working in white households in the south.

2. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?
(a) Colic.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Severe allergies.

3. What name does Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny chose for the book they are writing?
(a) Southern Help.
(b) Southern Domestics.
(c) Colored Domestics and their Southern Families.
(d) The Help.

4. Why does Skeeter refuse to tell her mother of her break up with Stuart?
(a) She does not want to disappoint her.
(b) She does not want to hear 'I told you so'.
(c) She is hoping he will come back.
(d) She is embarrassed.

5. How long does Dr. Neal tell Skeeter in chapter 28 her mother has to live?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) A few months.
(d) Moments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?

2. What does Skeeter push Stuart to tell her about his ex-fiancee in chapter 19 that causes some tension between them?

3. Why does Celia think Hilly does not like her, a misunderstanding she wants to clear up in chapter 25?

4. What new gadget has Celia Foote bought that Minny is impressed by in chapter 30?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What is the Terrible Awful? Why does Minny tell it to Celia in chapter 26?

5. In chapter 18, Minny finds Celia in the bathroom of her bedroom. What has happened to Celia? How does this explain her odd behavior since Minny came to work for her?

6. With whom does Skeeter and her parents have dinner in chapter 20? What happens between Skeeter and Stuart during this evening?

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

8. What does Skeeter learn about Yule May in chapter 19? What does the letter from Yule May to Skeeter say? What is the result of this situation?

9. What does Mrs. Stein tell Skeeter in chapter 27 about the deadline for the book? How does this change things?

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

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