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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 news does Elizabeth Leefolt announce to Skeeter and Hilly in chapter 12?
(a) She is firing Aibileen.
(b) She is giving Mae Mobley up for adoption.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is divorcing Raleigh.

2. What political office is Hilly's husband running for as she announces in chapter 12?
(a) Congress.
(b) State senate.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Governor.

3. Why does Celia Foote refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?
(a) She wants him to think she can care for him and the house herself.
(b) She is afraid he will not like having a black maid in the house.
(c) She does not want him to know she is afraid to be alone.
(d) She is afriad he will not like the money she is spending on the maid.

4. What gesture would Constantine use to let Skeeter knew she wanted her to pay close attention to her?
(a) She would cup Skeeter's chin in her hand.
(b) She would press her thumb into Skeeter's palm.
(c) She would tap herself on the chest.
(d) She would tap her finger on her own chin.

5. In chapter 15, who accuses Aibileen of not teaching Mae Mobley manners?
(a) Hilly Holbrook.
(b) Mrs. Leefolt.
(c) Mrs. Leefolt's mother.
(d) Mrs. Walters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Yule May, Hilly Holbrook's maid, and her husband saving up for as she tells Aibileen in chapter 16?

2. What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?

3. What job did Skeeter apply before in her final days at college?

4. What is the Shinalator?

5. What college did Skeeter graduate from?

(see the answer key)

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