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

2. What point of view is used in this novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

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

4. Why does one of Aibileen's grown white children tell her he still does not drink coffee in chapter 7?
(a) She told him it would make his asthma worse.
(b) She told him it would stunt his growth.
(c) She told him it would make him turn colored.
(d) She told him it would give him ulcers.

5. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
(a) Her grocery lists.
(b) Her thoughts and emotions.
(c) Her fictional stories.
(d) Her prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book idea has Skeeter proposed to Mrs. Stein in chapter 8?

2. What does Mrs. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley about using Aibileen's toilet in chapter 7?

3. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?

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

5. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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