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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 is Skeeter doing when she runs into Hilly Holbrook and Elizabeth Leefolt in chapter 15?
(a) Biking.
(b) Playing golf.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Swimming.

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

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

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Stomach ulcers.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Cystic fibrosis.
(d) Diabetes.

5. What milestone has Mae Mobley entered in chapter 7?
(a) Potty training time.
(b) The beginning of preschool.
(c) She just began to talk.
(d) She just began to walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Treelore when he died?

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

3. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?

4. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?

5. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?

(see the answer key)

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