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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Brown do for Aibileen in the aftermath of Treelore's death?
(a) Mowed her yard free of charge.
(b) Cleaned out Treelore's apartment.
(c) Did some grocery shopping for her.
(d) Made repairs around the house.

2. What book does Skeeter steal from the white library in chapter 13 because it has been damaged and defamed?
(a) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
(d) The Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

3. What is the Shinalator?
(a) A hair conditioner.
(b) A floor polishing machine.
(c) A silver polishing machine.
(d) A hair dryer.

4. How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?
(a) 3.
(b) 19.
(c) 5.
(d) 17.

5. Who is Patricia van Devender?
(a) William Holbrook's cousin.
(b) Johnny Foote's mother-in-law.
(c) Stuart Farnsworth's sister.
(d) Stuart Whitworth's former fiancee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?

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

3. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?

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

5. Who has Skeeter pinpointed as her first interviewee for her book in chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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