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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 Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?
(a) A stack of old books.
(b) A collection of mismatched silver.
(c) Old clothes from her mother's house.
(d) Old clothes for charity.

2. 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 stunt his growth.
(b) She told him it would make him turn colored.
(c) She told him it would make his asthma worse.
(d) She told him it would give him ulcers.

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

4. Who is Mrs. Stein?
(a) A friend of Skeeter's mother.
(b) A maid working in Jackson.
(c) A neighbor to Longleaf.
(d) An editor for Harper & Row.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the Phelans in chapter 9?

2. Where does Skeeter get a job in chapter 6?

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

4. How old was Treelore when he died?

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

(see the answer key)

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