View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Phelan tell the Whitworths Skeeter has been writing about in chapter 20?
(a) The civil rights movement.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Black maids working in white households in the south.
(d) Housekeeping hints.

2. What does Aibileen promise all the women she approaches about helping with Skeeter's book will be done to protect their identities?
(a) The book will never be sold in Jackson.
(b) All names and locations will be changed.
(c) The book will never be published.
(d) All names and professions will not be changed.

3. What ailment does Minny's son, Benny, suffer?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Severe allergies.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Colic.

4. How old is Mae Mobley at the beginning of chapter 22?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

5. Who is Miss Myrna?
(a) Skeeter's new boss.
(b) A maid in Jackson.
(c) The name of a weekly housecleaning column.
(d) The name of a weekly love advice column.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Aibileen think Skeeter will use for the toilet confusion at Hilly Holbrook's house?

2. How much younger than Aibileen is Minny Jackson?

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

4. What book does Minny discover Johnny Foote is reading in chapter 18?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 253 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample