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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Carl Roberts?
(a) A white activist in Mississippi.
(b) A friend of Stuart Whitworth.
(c) A young black man lynched from speaking out against the Mississippi governor.
(d) A black man jailed for a sit in at a lunch counter.

2. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Severe allergies.
(c) Colic.
(d) Asthma.

3. What does Skeeter feel the Whitworth house is a museum in honor of in chapter 20?
(a) The War Between the States.
(b) His dead grandfather.
(c) Mississippi State.
(d) His parents.

4. What is the main topic of conversation at a Community Concerns meeting at Aibileen's church in chapter 16?
(a) Racial tensions in Jackson.
(b) The March on Washington.
(c) Skeeter Phelan's book.
(d) Medgar Evers' murder.

5. What does Skeeter admit caused her some disappointment at first in chapter 12?
(a) That Aibileen is unwilling to help.
(b) That Aibileen is doing the writing.
(c) That Aibileen is unwilling to do any of the writing.
(d) That Aibileen is unwilling to get other maids to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name has Minny chosen as her secret identity in Skeeter's book?

2. What book does Skeeter steal from the white library in chapter 13 because it has been damaged and defamed?

3. What new gadget has Celia Foote bought that Minny is impressed by in chapter 30?

4. Who calls Minny at home in the beginning of chapter 26 to speak about Celia Foote?

5. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?

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