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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 is Skeeter's christian name?
(a) Eugenia.
(b) Georgina.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Hillary.

2. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?
(a) Spilling flour on the floor.
(b) Tearing up her mother's stationary.
(c) Breaking one of her toys.
(d) Pulling the phone out of her mother's hand.

3. What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Colic.
(c) Measles.
(d) Jaundice.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?

2. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?

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

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

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

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