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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. With whom does Skeeter plan to share the advance money and subsequent royalty payments with?
(a) All the maids who helped write the book.
(b) Aibileen and Minny.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Just Aibileen.

2. What does Mae Mobley do when she sees the toilets on Hilly Holbrook's front lawn in chapter 22?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She uses one.
(c) She tells Aibileen to take her home.
(d) She cries.

3. Where is the Junior League Benefit for Children held in chapter 25?
(a) Hilly Holbrook's house.
(b) The Robert E. Lee Hotel.
(c) The Jackson Country Club.
(d) The Governor's Mansion.

4. What new pill does Skeeter read about in the newspaper in chapter 19 that is hailed as a pill 'to help women cope with everyday challenges'?
(a) Valium.
(b) Midol.
(c) Metamucil.
(d) Prozac.

5. What does Celia Foote threaten to do in the aftermath of the disaster at the Benefit?
(a) Move closer into Jackson.
(b) Write a tell all book about Jackson housewives.
(c) Ignore Hilly Holbrook's overtures of friendship.
(d) Leave her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stuart fail to greet his own parents in chapter 28 when he and Skeeter see them during a dinner out?

2. What captivates Mrs. Leefolt most about People Will Talk's review of Skeeter and Aibileen's book?

3. How long does Dr. Neal tell Skeeter in chapter 28 her mother has to live?

4. Who did Johnny Foote tell Minny he had asked to come play bridge with Celia?

5. What does Aibileen's church give her to celebrate the publication of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What are the secret stories that Aibileen tells Mae Mobley? Why does Aibileen tell these stories?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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