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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?
(a) Editor for Harper & Row.
(b) Copywriter for a New York magazine.
(c) Editor for a New York magazine.
(d) Copywriter for Harper & Row.

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

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

4. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?
(a) She would press her thumb into Skeeter's palm.
(b) She would tap herself on the chest.
(c) She would cup Skeeter's chin in her hand.
(d) She would tap her finger on her own chin.

5. What item in the living room of the Foote residence frightens Minny?
(a) A Confederate pistol.
(b) A Confederate flag.
(c) A blood colored stain on the shag carpet.
(d) A full size, stuffed grizzly bear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?

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

4. What is Skeeter's christian name?

5. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?

(see the answer key)

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