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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Skeeter ask for advice in regards to her new job in chapter 6?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Minny.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Aibileen.

3. What milestone has Mae Mobley entered in chapter 7?
(a) The beginning of preschool.
(b) Potty training time.
(c) She just began to talk.
(d) She just began to walk.

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

5. What threat did Hilly make against Skeeter early in the novel that causes her angst in chapter 5?
(a) To cancel the date she has planned with Stuart Whitworth.
(b) To tell her mother she refuses to follow instructions in editing the League newsletter.
(c) To kick her out of the Junior League if she does not publish the bathroom initiative.
(d) To throw her out of the bridge game if she does not stop cheating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aibileen tell Skeeter in chapter 11 her grandmother did for a living?

2. Who, in chapter 16, approaches Aibileen at a Community Concerns Meeting at her church about Skeeter's book?

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

4. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?

5. What one housekeeping skill is Celia Foote very bad at, as revealed in chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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