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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 gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?
(a) She would tap herself on the chest.
(b) She would press her thumb into Skeeter's palm.
(c) She would tap her finger on her own chin.
(d) She would cup Skeeter's chin in her hand.

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

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

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

5. Who does Aibileen recommend Minny to, lying about Elizabeth Leefolt recommending her as a good maid?
(a) Lou Anne Templeton.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Celia Foote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?

2. Who does Hilly Holbrook set up a date for Skeeter with in chapter 5?

3. Who is Miss Myrna?

4. What does Skeeter's mother nag her about in chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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