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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Skeeter's mother announce to her at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) She has decided to seek alternative treatments.
(b) She has decided to commit suicide.
(c) She has decided not to die.
(d) She has decided not to let Skeeter marry Stuart.

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

4. Who did Johnny Foote tell Minny he had asked to come play bridge with Celia?
(a) Skeeter Phelan.
(b) Hilly Holbrook.
(c) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(d) Mrs. Walters.

5. Who was Carl Roberts?
(a) A black man jailed for a sit in at a lunch counter.
(b) A white activist in Mississippi.
(c) A young black man lynched from speaking out against the Mississippi governor.
(d) A friend of Stuart Whitworth.

6. What does Celia write in chapter 26 on a check made out to the Junior League?
(a) For Two-Slice Hilly.
(b) For the spoiled housewives of Jackson.
(c) For starving children in Africa.
(d) For the torn dress.

7. In chapter 27, why does Skeeter claim she continues to go to League meetings?
(a) She is editor of the newsletter.
(b) It is her civic duty.
(c) She hopes Hilly will someday forgive her.
(d) Elizabeth is still her friend.

8. What list does Mrs. Phelan start writing for Skeeter with the understanding that she is dying?
(a) A what not to say in public list.
(b) A list of skills every new mother should know.
(c) A list of things every new bride should know.
(d) A what not to wear list.

9. Why does Minny think she no longer has a job with the Footes at the end of chapter 17?
(a) Celia's mother-in-law fired her.
(b) Hilly Holbrook told Celia the truth about Minny and Celia fired her.
(c) Johnny Foote found her in the house and fired her.
(d) Celia told her she was fired.

10. Why does Skeeter refuse to tell her mother of her break up with Stuart?
(a) She is hoping he will come back.
(b) She does not want to disappoint her.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She does not want to hear 'I told you so'.

11. What actress does Skeeter note is on the cover of Life magazine?
(a) Katherine Hepburn.
(b) Rita Hayworth.
(c) Audrey Hepburn.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

12. What is in a letter Aibileen gives to Skeeter in chapter 27?
(a) Her reasons for pulling out of the book project.
(b) The truth of why Constantine left.
(c) A confession by Yule May.
(d) A resume.

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

14. Under what name does Skeeter plan to publish her book?
(a) Anonymous.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Rebecca Whitworth.
(d) Eugenia Phelan.

15. What does Skeeter push Stuart to tell her about his ex-fiancee in chapter 19 that causes some tension between them?
(a) Whether they shared a bed.
(b) Whether they ever traveled together.
(c) What caused their break up.
(d) What her feelings regarding the civil rights movement were.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?

2. What does Celia tear from Hilly's dress that Hilly later insists Celia make a two hundred dollar donation to the Junior League to make up for?

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

4. 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?

5. Who buys a copy of Skeeter and Aibileen's book for Hilly Holbrook?

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