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

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

3. Who has Skeeter pinpointed as her first interviewee for her book in chapter 8?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Aibileen.
(c) Minny.
(d) Hilly.

4. What item does Skeeter take to carrying around in chapter 11?
(a) A green army knapsack.
(b) A black attache case with a broken latch.
(c) A red satchel that her grandmother once used for her gardening tools.
(d) A large canvas backpack.

5. Who did Celia's husband date before he married Celia?
(a) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(b) Skeeter Phelan.
(c) Hilly Holbrook.
(d) Lou Anne Templeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?

2. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?

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

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

5. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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