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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?
(a) Her brother, Carlton.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Constantine.

2. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.
(b) It is dirty.
(c) It is too small.
(d) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.

3. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?
(a) Editor for Harper & Row.
(b) Editor for a New York magazine.
(c) Copywriter for Harper & Row.
(d) Copywriter for a New York magazine.

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

5. Who does Hilly Holbrook set up a date for Skeeter with in chapter 5?
(a) Stuart Townsend.
(b) William Holbrook.
(c) Stuart Whitworth.
(d) Johnny Foote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat did Hilly make against Skeeter early in the novel that causes her angst in chapter 5?

2. What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?

3. What is Hotstack?

4. Who does Skeeter ask Aibileen about at the end of chapter 1?

5. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?

(see the answer key)

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