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

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

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Stomach ulcers.
(d) Cystic fibrosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?

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

4. Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?

5. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?

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