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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. Why does Minny fear for her job in chapter 24?
(a) Leroy showed up at the Foote house and caused trouble.
(b) Mr. Johnny is unhappy with her work.
(c) Celia is angry with her again.
(d) Hilly Holbrook found out she works for Celia Foote.

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

3. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(c) Stride Toward Freedom.
(d) The Biography of Washington Carver.

4. Where does Skeeter go in chapter 19 to cool off in the overwhelming heat?
(a) The local department store.
(b) Hilly's house.
(c) The Cadillac.
(d) The house.

5. What excuse does Aibileen think Skeeter will use for the toilet confusion at Hilly Holbrook's house?
(a) It was a typo.
(b) It was an accident.
(c) It was someone else.
(d) It was a joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Skeeter calls Aibileen in chapter 19 to tell her Yule May's decision, what does Aibileen say she was told about Yule May's working status?

2. How much time does Mrs. Stein cut off of Skeeter's deadline for completing her book in chapter 26?

3. How common does Aibileen tell Skeeter it was for women to give up their children to care for white families?

4. With whom does Skeeter plan to share the advance money and subsequent royalty payments with?

5. How much does Skeeter tell Aibileen Harper and Row has agreed to pay as an advance for the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Who has Skeeter started dating in chapter 19? Why does she refuse to go to Biloxi with him?

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

7. Hilly Holbrook wins Minny's chocolate pie in the silent auction at the Benefit. Who bid on the pie for Hilly? Who does she think bid on it for her?

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

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

10. 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?

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