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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 Stuart take back the marriage proposal he makes to Skeeter in chapter 28?
2. What name has Aibileen chosen to use in the book she is writing with Skeeter?
3. How much time does Mrs. Stein cut off of Skeeter's deadline for completing her book in chapter 26?
4. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?
5. What does Hilly announce at the League meeting in chapter 26 that officially cuts Skeeter out of her final tenuous attachment to Jackson social society?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Celia threaten to leave her husband in chapter 26? How does Minny talk her out of it?
2. What are the secret stories that Aibileen tells Mae Mobley? Why does Aibileen tell these stories?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. In chapter 28, Skeeter goes shopping and finally finds her own style. What style is that? What has inspired it?
7. What television show discusses Skeeter's book in chapter 29? What is the result?
8. How are most of the women at the Benefit dressed? How does Celia Foote stand out?
9. 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?
10. What does Mrs. Stein tell Skeeter in chapter 27 about the deadline for the book? How does this change things?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Skeeter Phelan? How does Skeeter become acquainted with Aibileen? What does Skeeter ask Aibileen to do for her? How does this cause Skeeter to come up with an idea for a nonfiction book? Why does Skeeter ask Aibileen to help with this book? What does Aibileen do to help Skeeter? How does Skeeter feel about the writing of this book and Aibileen's role in it? Why is this so important to Skeeter? Why does Skeeter not get married and have children like her friends? Why does Skeeter not marry Stuart? What clues should have led Skeeter to realize Stuart would not have been supportive of her choice to write this book?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following relationships in an essay using quotes to support your conclusions:
1) Skeeter and her mother
2) Skeeter and Stuart
3) Stuart and his father
4) Hilly and Elizabeth
5) Hilly and Skeeter.
Essay Topic 3
Who is Minny Jackson? What does she do for a living? Why does she find herself searching for a job in the early chapters of the novel? What trouble does she run into while looking for a job? Why is this? Why does Minny blame herself for much of her job hunting trouble? Is Minny really to blame for her inability to find a job? Who does Minny serve the Terrible, Awful thing to? Why does she call it the Terrible, Awful? What did Minny do? Why did she do this? What was the consequence of this action? How does Minny feel about what she has done?
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