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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 item in the living room of the Foote residence frightens Minny?
(a) A blood colored stain on the shag carpet.
(b) A Confederate pistol.
(c) A full size, stuffed grizzly bear.
(d) A Confederate flag.

2. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Seventeen years.
(d) Five years.

3. Who is Mrs. Stein?
(a) An editor for Harper & Row.
(b) A neighbor to Longleaf.
(c) A friend of Skeeter's mother.
(d) A maid working in Jackson.

4. 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) Pulling the phone out of her mother's hand.
(c) Spilling flour on the floor.
(d) Breaking one of her toys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Hilly, Skeeter, and Elizabeth been friends?

2. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?

3. Who is Pascagoula?

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

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

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