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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college did Skeeter graduate from?
(a) Stanford.
(b) University of Texas at Austin.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Ole Miss.

2. What threat did Hilly make against Skeeter early in the novel that causes her angst in chapter 5?
(a) To kick her out of the Junior League if she does not publish the bathroom initiative.
(b) To tell her mother she refuses to follow instructions in editing the League newsletter.
(c) To cancel the date she has planned with Stuart Whitworth.
(d) To throw her out of the bridge game if she does not stop cheating.

3. Who is Pascagoula?
(a) The Footes' maid.
(b) The Leefolts' maid.
(c) The Holbrooks' maid.
(d) The Phelans' maid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?

2. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?

3. What is Skeeter's christian name?

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

5. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?

(see the answer key)

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