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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What modern convenience does Skeeter's mother refuse to have added to the house as Skeeter explains in chapter 19?
(a) Convection oven.
(b) Fax.
(c) Air conditioning.
(d) Refrigeration.

2. What were shock treatments used to treat in 1964?
(a) Acne.
(b) Obesity.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Depression.

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

4. Who did Johnny Foote tell Minny he had asked to come play bridge with Celia?
(a) Skeeter Phelan.
(b) Hilly Holbrook.
(c) Elizabeth Leefolt.
(d) Mrs. Walters.

5. Why did Constantine give her daughter to an orphanage in Chicago when she was just a little girl?
(a) Constantine was single and could not care for her.
(b) Her skin was too white for her to go unnoticed in the south.
(c) Constantine was hiding her from her biological father.
(d) She was ill and Constantine no longer wanted her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Skeeter feel understands the point of her book more than she ever did?

2. Why does Mr. Leefolt instruct his wife to have his daughter's preschool teacher changed?

3. How much does Skeeter tell Aibileen Harper and Row has agreed to pay as an advance for the book?

4. Who tells Aibileen to stay away from Skeeter if she wants to keep her job?

5. What name has Minny chosen as her secret identity in Skeeter's book?

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