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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Treelore when he died?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

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

3. How many interviews with maids does the editor suggest Skeeter include in her book?
(a) Twenty or more.
(b) Thirty or less.
(c) Twelve or more.
(d) Five or six.

4. What does Aibileen reveal in chapter 12 about the kitchen in the governor's mansion?
(a) It has a separate bathroom for the domestic help.
(b) It has a separate refrigerator for the black workers' food.
(c) It has a separate set of dishes for the black workers.
(d) It has a separate eating area for the domestic help.

5. Why does Hilly claim that blacks and white should never attend the same school together in chapter 14?
(a) Blacks are not smart enough to keep up with whites.
(b) The risk of the transmission of disease.
(c) The blacks would harm the whites.
(d) They are too different.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pascagoula?

2. Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?

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

4. What deadline is Skeeter originally given for her book in chapter 12?

5. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?

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