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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 Confederate flag.
(b) A blood colored stain on the shag carpet.
(c) A full size, stuffed grizzly bear.
(d) A Confederate pistol.

2. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Leefolt donated too much to a Junior League charity.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt is spending unnecessary money building a bathroom for Aibileen.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt hired a maid they cannot afford.
(d) Mrs. Leefolt overspent on a shopping trip.

3. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?
(a) She is afriad he will not like the money she is spending on the maid.
(b) She wants him to think she can care for him and the house herself.
(c) She is afraid he will not like having a black maid in the house.
(d) She does not want him to know she is afraid to be alone.

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

5. Who is Pascagoula?
(a) The Footes' maid.
(b) The Phelans' maid.
(c) The Holbrooks' maid.
(d) The Leefolts' maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view is used in this novel?

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

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

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?

5. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?

(see the answer key)

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