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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?
(a) Hilly Holbrook.
(b) Lou Anne Templeton.
(c) Skeeter Phelan.
(d) Elizabeth Leefolt.

2. How long have Hilly, Skeeter, and Elizabeth been friends?
(a) Since infancy.
(b) Since high school.
(c) Since elementary school.
(d) Since college.

3. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?
(a) Aibileen.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Hilly.
(d) Minny.

4. Who is Miss Myrna?
(a) A maid in Jackson.
(b) Skeeter's new boss.
(c) The name of a weekly housecleaning column.
(d) The name of a weekly love advice column.

5. What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Colic.
(d) Measles.

6. What does Aibileen reveal in chapter 12 about the kitchen in the governor's mansion?
(a) It has a separate eating area for the domestic help.
(b) It has a separate refrigerator for the black workers' food.
(c) It has a separate bathroom for the domestic help.
(d) It has a separate set of dishes for the black workers.

7. What college did Skeeter graduate from?
(a) University of Texas at Austin.
(b) Ole Miss.
(c) Stanford.
(d) UCLA.

8. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?
(a) Yule May.
(b) Louvenia.
(c) Minny.
(d) Goldella.

9. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?
(a) Stealing jewelry.
(b) Stealing silver.
(c) Not cleaning properly.
(d) Not feeding Mrs. Walters.

10. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?
(a) Carlton, Skeeter's brother.
(b) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Constantine, their former maid.

11. What is the main topic of conversation at a Community Concerns meeting at Aibileen's church in chapter 16?
(a) Medgar Evers' murder.
(b) Racial tensions in Jackson.
(c) Skeeter Phelan's book.
(d) The March on Washington.

12. What book idea has Skeeter proposed to Mrs. Stein in chapter 8?
(a) Interviews with black maids about their white employers.
(b) Interviews with white housewives about their black maids.
(c) Interviews with black maids about their families.
(d) Interviews with southern women about their families.

13. How old was Treelore when he died?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

14. Who does Hilly Holbrook set up a date for Skeeter with in chapter 5?
(a) Stuart Townsend.
(b) Stuart Whitworth.
(c) William Holbrook.
(d) Johnny Foote.

15. How many interviews with maids does the editor suggest Skeeter include in her book?
(a) Thirty or less.
(b) Twenty or more.
(c) Twelve or more.
(d) Five or six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?

2. What is the Shinalator?

3. Who is Patricia van Devender?

4. What item does Skeeter accidentally leave at behind in chapter 13 when she rushes out of the League meeting?

5. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?

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