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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?
(a) Not cleaning properly.
(b) Stealing jewelry.
(c) Stealing silver.
(d) Not feeding Mrs. Walters.

2. What book idea has Skeeter proposed to Mrs. Stein in chapter 8?
(a) Interviews with white housewives about their black maids.
(b) Interviews with southern women about their families.
(c) Interviews with black maids about their white employers.
(d) Interviews with black maids about their families.

3. Who is Patricia van Devender?
(a) William Holbrook's cousin.
(b) Stuart Farnsworth's sister.
(c) Stuart Whitworth's former fiancee.
(d) Johnny Foote's mother-in-law.

4. Who shows up at Skeeter's door and surprises her in chapter 13?
(a) Johnny Foote.
(b) Stuart Whitworth.
(c) Stuart Farnsworth.
(d) William Holbrook.

5. 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 cup Skeeter's chin in her hand.
(c) She would tap herself on the chest.
(d) She would tap her finger on her own chin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?

2. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?

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

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?

5. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?

(see the answer key)

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