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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Governor.
(c) State senate.
(d) Congress.

3. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?
(a) She's too skinny.
(b) She's too skittish.
(c) She's too busy.
(d) She's too inexperienced.

4. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?
(a) Lou Anne Templeton.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Elizabeth Leefolt.

5. Who has Skeeter pinpointed as her first interviewee for her book in chapter 8?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Aibileen.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Minny.

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. What is Skeeter's christian name?

3. Where does Hilly Holbrook invite Mrs. Leefolt and Mae Mobley to go in chapter 15?

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

5. What excuse does Aibileen think Skeeter will use for the toilet confusion at Hilly Holbrook's house?

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