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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 the main topic of conversation at a Community Concerns meeting at Aibileen's church in chapter 16?
(a) The March on Washington.
(b) Medgar Evers' murder.
(c) Skeeter Phelan's book.
(d) Racial tensions in Jackson.

2. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Leefolt donated too much to a Junior League charity.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt is spending unnecessary money building a bathroom for Aibileen.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt overspent on a shopping trip.
(d) Mrs. Leefolt hired a maid they cannot afford.

3. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Valentine's Day.

4. What news does Elizabeth Leefolt announce to Skeeter and Hilly in chapter 12?
(a) She is giving Mae Mobley up for adoption.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is firing Aibileen.
(d) She is divorcing Raleigh.

5. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?
(a) Aibileen.
(b) Minny.
(c) Hilly.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hilly claim that blacks and white should never attend the same school together in chapter 14?

2. Where does Skeeter get a job in chapter 6?

3. With whom does Skeeter have a date in chapter 9?

4. In chapter 15, who accuses Aibileen of not teaching Mae Mobley manners?

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

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