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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 point of view is used in this novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

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

3. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?
(a) She is afraid he will not like having a black maid in the house.
(b) She is afriad he will not like the money she is spending on the maid.
(c) She does not want him to know she is afraid to be alone.
(d) She wants him to think she can care for him and the house herself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?

2. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?

3. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?

4. How many interviews with maids does the editor suggest Skeeter include in her book?

5. Who does Aibileen recommend Minny to, lying about Elizabeth Leefolt recommending her as a good maid?

(see the answer key)

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