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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 ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Colic.
(d) Jaundice.

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

3. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?
(a) Old clothes from her mother's house.
(b) A stack of old books.
(c) A collection of mismatched silver.
(d) Old clothes for charity.

4. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?
(a) A down payment on a new house.
(b) Tuition for their daughter to go to college.
(c) A down payment on a new car.
(d) Tuition for their twin sons to go to college.

5. How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?

2. What does Aibileen reveal in chapter 12 about the kitchen in the governor's mansion?

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

4. What is Hotstack?

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

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