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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Skeeter accidentally leave at behind in chapter 13 when she rushes out of the League meeting?
(a) Her car keys.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her coat.
(d) Her satchel.

2. What war does Skeeter see a news report about on the television in chapter 19?
(a) World War II.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) War on drugs.

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

4. What does Mrs. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley about using Aibileen's toilet in chapter 7?
(a) She will get injured walking to the carport.
(b) She will spoil Aibileen's privacy.
(c) She will fall into the comode.
(d) She will get some terrible disease.

5. Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?
(a) Hilly fired Minny for not feeding her mother.
(b) Hilly fired Minny for stealing.
(c) Hilly wants Minny to come to work for her so she told lies to Mrs. Walters about Minny.
(d) Hilly wants to put Mrs. Walters in a nursing home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?

2. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?

3. What deadline is Skeeter originally given for her book in chapter 12?

4. Why does one of Aibileen's grown white children tell her he still does not drink coffee in chapter 7?

5. What does Aibileen tell Skeeter in chapter 11 her grandmother did for a living?

(see the answer key)

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