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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?
(a) Celia Foote.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt.
(c) Skeeter and her family.
(d) Hilly Holbrook.

2. What modern convenience does Skeeter's mother refuse to have added to the house as Skeeter explains in chapter 19?
(a) Fax.
(b) Convection oven.
(c) Air conditioning.
(d) Refrigeration.

3. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?
(a) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(b) Stride Toward Freedom.
(c) The Biography of Washington Carver.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

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

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 throw her out of the bridge game if she does not stop cheating.
(d) To kick her out of the Junior League if she does not publish the bathroom initiative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Celia Foote use to protect Minny from a crazy, naked man in chapter 24?

2. Who is Patricia van Devender?

3. Who calls Minny at home in the beginning of chapter 26 to speak about Celia Foote?

4. Why does Skeeter think the maids in the state senator's house are looking at her oddly in chapter 20?

5. What did Robert Brown do for Aibileen in the aftermath of Treelore's death?

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