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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 much time does Mrs. Stein cut off of Skeeter's deadline for completing her book in chapter 26?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Two months.

2. In chapter 27, why does Skeeter claim she continues to go to League meetings?
(a) Elizabeth is still her friend.
(b) It is her civic duty.
(c) She is editor of the newsletter.
(d) She hopes Hilly will someday forgive her.

3. What does Minny say God would have made people if he had intended for whites and blacks to spend a large amount of time together?
(a) Color blind.
(b) Less prone to bad moods.
(c) All the same size.
(d) More open minded.

4. Why does Celia think Hilly does not like her, a misunderstanding she wants to clear up in chapter 25?
(a) Hilly thinks Johnny cheated on her with Celia.
(b) Hilly thinks Celia trapped Johnny into marriage.
(c) Hilly thinks Celia stole Minny with a promise of higher wages.
(d) Hilly thinks Celia has told lies about her around town.

5. Who did Johnny Foote tell Minny he had asked to come play bridge with Celia?
(a) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(b) Hilly Holbrook.
(c) Mrs. Walters.
(d) Skeeter Phelan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Skeeter refuse to tell her mother of her break up with Stuart?

2. What instrument does Celia Foote use to protect Minny from a crazy, naked man in chapter 24?

3. Who is Pascagoula's cousin?

4. What famous literary character does Skeeter compare herself to in chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What television show discusses Skeeter's book in chapter 29? What is the result?

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

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

5. Who shows up at Elizabeth Leefolt's door in chapter 23 to buy tickets to the League's Children's Benefit? Why is this potentially a disaster for Minny and Aibileen?

6. 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?

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

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

9. In chapter 22, it is Mae Mobley's birthday. What kind of cake does Aibileen want to make? Why? What kind does Elizabeth Leefolt insist on Aibileen making?

10. What does Celia tell her husband, Johnny Foote, that prompts him to tell Minny she will have a job for life in chapter 30?

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