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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appliance does Mrs. Phelan finally allow installed in her house in chapter 21 after receiving doctors orders to do so?
(a) A clothes washer.
(b) Air conditioning.
(c) A refrigertor.
(d) A dish washer.

2. How common does Aibileen tell Skeeter it was for women to give up their children to care for white families?
(a) Not common, but it was done.
(b) Very common.
(c) Everyone did it.
(d) Rare.

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

4. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is dirty.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.
(d) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.

5. What captivates Mrs. Leefolt most about People Will Talk's review of Skeeter and Aibileen's book?
(a) The speculation the book was written about Jackson.
(b) The review of Little Big Man.
(c) The appearance of her sorority sister on the show.
(d) The newly decorated set of the show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What modern convenience does Skeeter's mother refuse to have added to the house as Skeeter explains in chapter 19?

2. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?

3. In chapter 27, why does Skeeter claim she continues to go to League meetings?

4. Who is waiting for Skeeter as she arrives home at the end of chapter 27?

5. What does Skeeter's mother announce to her at the end of Chapter 28?

(see the answer key)

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