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

2. What book does Skeeter steal from the white library in chapter 13 because it has been damaged and defamed?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(c) Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
(d) The Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

3. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
(a) Her thoughts and emotions.
(b) Her fictional stories.
(c) Her grocery lists.
(d) Her prayers.

4. What is the one thing Aibileen admits that she admires about Hilly Holbrook in chapter 14?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her love for her husband.
(c) Her love for her children.
(d) Her clothing.

5. What does Aibileen reveal in chapter 12 about the kitchen in the governor's mansion?
(a) It has a separate refrigerator for the black workers' food.
(b) It has a separate eating area for the domestic help.
(c) It has a separate set of dishes for the black workers.
(d) It has a separate bathroom for the domestic help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Skeeter accidentally leave at behind in chapter 13 when she rushes out of the League meeting?

2. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?

3. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?

4. What does Skeeter try to give Aibileen at Elizabeth Leefolt's house that Aibileen refuses to take in chapter 8?

5. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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