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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 does Skeeter admit caused her some disappointment at first in chapter 12?
(a) That Aibileen is unwilling to help.
(b) That Aibileen is doing the writing.
(c) That Aibileen is unwilling to do any of the writing.
(d) That Aibileen is unwilling to get other maids to help.

2. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?
(a) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(b) Carlton, Skeeter's brother.
(c) Constantine, their former maid.
(d) Hilly Holbrook.

3. Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?
(a) She refuses to tell her husband about hiring a maid.
(b) She does not offer to pay enough.
(c) The house is too large and it is too much work.
(d) She is too odd.

4. On what day is Celia supposed to tell her husband that she has hired Minny as their maid?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Christmas Eve.

5. What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
(a) Measles.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Jaundice.
(d) Colic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What milestone has Mae Mobley entered in chapter 7?

2. Who is Miss Myrna?

3. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?

4. What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?

5. For what act does Mrs. Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen feel outrage for the child?

(see the answer key)

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