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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?
(a) Tearing up her mother's stationary.
(b) Breaking one of her toys.
(c) Spilling flour on the floor.
(d) Pulling the phone out of her mother's hand.

2. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.
(c) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.
(d) It is dirty.

3. Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?
(a) Hilly wants to put Mrs. Walters in a nursing home.
(b) Hilly fired Minny for not feeding her mother.
(c) Hilly wants Minny to come to work for her so she told lies to Mrs. Walters about Minny.
(d) Hilly fired Minny for stealing.

4. What does Skeeter's mother nag her about in chapter 5?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Getting a haircut.
(c) Getting a home of her own.
(d) Getting a job.

5. Why does one of Aibileen's grown white children tell her he still does not drink coffee in chapter 7?
(a) She told him it would give him ulcers.
(b) She told him it would make his asthma worse.
(c) She told him it would make him turn colored.
(d) She told him it would stunt his growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Patricia van Devender?

2. What is the Shinalator?

3. What book idea has Skeeter proposed to Mrs. Stein in chapter 8?

4. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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