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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?

2. What item does Skeeter take to carrying around in chapter 11?

3. Who does Aibileen recommend Minny to, lying about Elizabeth Leefolt recommending her as a good maid?

4. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?

5. How long have Hilly, Skeeter, and Elizabeth been friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sets up the first date between Stuart Whitworth and Skeeter? How does it go?

2. What letter does Skeeter receive in chapter 6 that inspires her to begin searching for a writing job and to find unique topics to write about?

3. Why does Skeeter try to pay money to Aibileen in chapter 8? How does Aibileen react?

4. What does Hilly Holbrook complain about at Elizabeth Leefolt's? How does this lead to the Leefolt's building a new bathroom in the carport of their home?

5. How did Minny Jackson get an interview with Celia Foote? What happens at the interview?

6. How does the first interview between Skeeter and Aibileen go? What does Skeeter think will happen next?

7. What does Aibileen write in her small notebook? How did she get into this habit?

8. Who is Yule May? What does she want to speak to Aibileen about at a meeting at their church?

9. What does Skeeter show to Aibileen in chapter 14? Why does Aibileen later show this same thing to Minny?

10. Who is Constantine? What does Skeeter think happened to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Skeeter make it Aibileen's job to ask other maids to help with their book? How many does Aibileen ask? How many initially agree to help? What causes the reaction Aibileen receives from the other maids? What does Aibileen tell the reader a white woman might do to a maid who speaks out about their treatment in a private home? What impact could this situation cause to a maid and her family? Why does Aibileen not fear these consequences?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Minny think Celia is crazy? What does Celia spend her days doing? How is this different from the behavior of the other women Minny has worked for? Why does Celia escape into the second floor of her home several times a day? What does Minny think she is doing up there? What is Celia really doing up there? What is the cause of Celia's odd behaviors? Why do none of the women in Jackson accept Celia into their social circle? What does Celia believe the problem is? How does she go about fixing it? What happens? What story does Minny tell Celia that appears to help her understand the women of Jackson better?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Stuart Whitworth? How does Skeeter meet him? What happens at this first meeting? Why does Skeeter leave this meeting feeling humiliated? What does Skeeter perceive as the reason why she has trouble attracting men? Does this have anything to do with Stuart's initial rudeness toward Skeeter? Why does Stuart come back and begin taking Skeeter out again? How does Skeeter respond to Stuart's attentions? How does this change the way Skeeter feels about herself? What does Skeeter learn happened between Skeeter and his ex-fiance? Why should this have warned Skeeter that Stuart would not be supportive of the book she is writing? What happens when Skeeter finally tells Stuart about her book?

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