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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Thanksgiving.

2. What name has Aibileen chosen to use in the book she is writing with Skeeter?
(a) Abilene Johnson.
(b) Rebecca Jones.
(c) Margret Green.
(d) Sarah Ross.

3. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cystic fibrosis.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Stomach ulcers.

4. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

5. Why does Hilly claim that blacks and white should never attend the same school together in chapter 14?
(a) They are too different.
(b) Blacks are not smart enough to keep up with whites.
(c) The blacks would harm the whites.
(d) The risk of the transmission of disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Minny finally reveal to Celia as they wait for the doctor to come in chapter 18?

2. What is the Shinalator?

3. How does Celia know in chapter 17 that Minny knows how to play bridge?

4. 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?

5. What does Aibileen promise all the women she approaches about helping with Skeeter's book will be done to protect their identities?

(see the answer key)

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