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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 mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Her brother, Carlton.

2. What point of view is used in this novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Second person.

3. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?
(a) Not feeding Mrs. Walters.
(b) Stealing silver.
(c) Stealing jewelry.
(d) Not cleaning properly.

4. Where does Skeeter get a job in chapter 6?
(a) The Junior League newsletter.
(b) The Jackson Daily News.
(c) The Jackson Journal.
(d) Reader's Digest.

5. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?
(a) She's too skinny.
(b) She's too skittish.
(c) She's too inexperienced.
(d) She's too busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hotstack?

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

3. How old was Treelore when he died?

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

5. What item in the living room of the Foote residence frightens Minny?

(see the answer key)

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