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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 did Robert Brown do for Aibileen in the aftermath of Treelore's death?
(a) Made repairs around the house.
(b) Cleaned out Treelore's apartment.
(c) Mowed her yard free of charge.
(d) Did some grocery shopping for her.

2. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?
(a) Copywriter for a New York magazine.
(b) Copywriter for Harper & Row.
(c) Editor for a New York magazine.
(d) Editor for Harper & Row.

3. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?
(a) Tuition for their daughter to go to college.
(b) A down payment on a new house.
(c) Tuition for their twin sons to go to college.
(d) A down payment on a new car.

4. How old was Treelore when he died?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-four.

5. Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefolt cannot soothe her own baby?
(a) She's too busy.
(b) She's too inexperienced.
(c) She's too skittish.
(d) She's too skinny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pascagoula?

2. Who has Skeeter pinpointed as her first interviewee for her book in chapter 8?

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

4. What does Aibileen promise all the women she approaches about helping with Skeeter's book will be done to protect their identities?

5. What does Aibileen tell Minny in chapter 2 that Hilly Hobrook accused her of?

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