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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Skeeter go in chapter 19 to cool off in the overwhelming heat?
(a) The Cadillac.
(b) The house.
(c) The local department store.
(d) Hilly's house.

2. 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.

3. Why is Mae Mobley spending less time with Aibileen in chapter 29?
(a) She has moved in with her grandmother.
(b) She has begun preschool.
(c) Aibileen spends more time with baby Ross.
(d) Aibileen no longer works for the Leefolts.

4. What does Minny forbid Skeeter to do in chapter 17?
(a) Discuss her family business.
(b) Call Celia Foote.
(c) Go to the Benefit.
(d) Print stories about Hilly Holbrook.

5. What general shares a name with a popular hotel and restaurant in this book?
(a) Stonewall Jackson.
(b) George Patton.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new pill does Skeeter read about in the newspaper in chapter 19 that is hailed as a pill 'to help women cope with everyday challenges'?

2. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

3. When does Skeeter mail the manuscript to Harper and Row?

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

5. What does Dr. Tate accuse Celia of in chapter 18?

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