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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Leefolt overspent on a shopping trip.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt is spending unnecessary money building a bathroom for Aibileen.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt donated too much to a Junior League charity.
(d) Mrs. Leefolt hired a maid they cannot afford.

2. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
(a) Her thoughts and emotions.
(b) Her grocery lists.
(c) Her fictional stories.
(d) Her prayers.

3. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother, Carlton.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Her father.

4. Who is Mrs. Stein?
(a) A neighbor to Longleaf.
(b) A maid working in Jackson.
(c) An editor for Harper & Row.
(d) A friend of Skeeter's mother.

5. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Skeeter ask Aibileen about at the end of chapter 1?

2. What point of view is used in this novel?

3. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?

4. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?

5. How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?

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