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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 does Aibileen tell Skeeter in chapter 11 her grandmother did for a living?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a maid.
(c) She was a house slave.
(d) She was a wet nurse.

2. With whom does Skeeter have a date in chapter 9?
(a) Stuart Farnsworth.
(b) Stuart Whitworth.
(c) Johnny Foote.
(d) William Holbrook.

3. Who is Pascagoula?
(a) The Footes' maid.
(b) The Leefolts' maid.
(c) The Holbrooks' maid.
(d) The Phelans' maid.

4. How long have Hilly, Skeeter, and Elizabeth been friends?
(a) Since high school.
(b) Since elementary school.
(c) Since infancy.
(d) Since college.

5. What point of view is used in this novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Skeeter's mother nag her about in chapter 5?

3. What does Hilly give to Aibileen after a bridge party in chapter 12?

4. What does Skeeter try to give Aibileen at Elizabeth Leefolt's house that Aibileen refuses to take in chapter 8?

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

(see the answer key)

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