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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 is the one thing Aibileen admits that she admires about Hilly Holbrook in chapter 14?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her love for her husband.
(d) Her love for her children.

2. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?
(a) Minny.
(b) Yule May.
(c) Goldella.
(d) Louvenia.

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

4. What does Skeeter try to give Aibileen at Elizabeth Leefolt's house that Aibileen refuses to take in chapter 8?
(a) Money.
(b) A new job.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Jewelry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up at Skeeter's door and surprises her in chapter 13?

2. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?

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

4. What does Aibileen promise all the women she approaches about helping with Skeeter's book will be done to protect their identities?

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

(see the answer key)

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