The Maids
How many kids did Abilene "raise" in her life?
17
What job did Skeeter get?
The Miss Myrna column in the newspaper.
Celia Foote was a valued member of the ladies' social group.
True
False
False
Why did Miss Hilly have a problem sharing the bathrooms with African Americans?
She thought they carried diseases that she could catch.
Which of the following does not belong?
a) Aibileen
b) Lulabelle
c) Yule Mae
d) Pascagoula
b) Lulabelle
What does Aibileen write every night?
Her prayers
How did Eugenia get the nickname Skeeter?
When she was born, her brother said she looked like a skeeter (mosquito).
Why did Celia want to hire Minny as her maid?
She was the best cook.
Why did Yule Mae Davis get arrested?
For stealing a ring from Miss. Hilly's house.
During her fisrt interview with Skeeter, what's the question that catches Aibileen off guard?
What do you dislike about your job?
Who was Constantine?
Skeeter's former maid
Skeeter and Stuart have no future together because their views on _________ are incompatible.
a) Skeeter's mother
b) housekeeping methods
c) money
d) race
Skeeter and Stuart have no future together because their views on race are incompatible.
What was happening to Celia Foote in the bathroom?
She was having a miscarriage.
What finally prompted more women to come forward and share their stories?
The Yule Mae incident.
What changed Abilene's mind about being part of the book?
The message the preacher gave at church changed her mind.
Why did Minnie get fired?
Because she used the bathroom in the house.
Why was Skeeter upset when she found out Constantine was fired?
Because Constantine had raised her.
Why did Minnie say the other ladies did not like her?
They knew she got pregnant with Mr. John and they thought she is white trash.
Who was the black activist that was killed by getting shot in the back?
Who is Medgar Evers.
Who said the following: If I didn't hit you, Minny, who knows what you become''.
a) Johnny
b) Celia
c) Leroy
d) Stuart
c) Leroy
Who did Minnie get a job with after Miss Hilly?
Celia Foote
What does Skeeter want to write?
A book from the point of view from the help.
Celia told her husband that she had hired Milly to be her maid.
True
False
False
What happens to Robert, Louvenia's son?
He is blinded after an attack at the hardware store.
What did Minny add to her story as insurance so they knew they wouldn't get caught or in trouble for helping with the book?
She added the story about her "chocolate" pie.
At the end of the novel, what final words does Aibileen want Mae Mobley to remember?
a) You is kind. You is smart. You is beautiful.
b) You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
c) You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
c) You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
Why doesn't Skeeter tell her mother about her date with Stuart?
Her mother will become too involved.
What did Celia do that was so abnormal at lunch?
She sat at the table with her maid.
What was the real story about Constantine getting fired?
Constantine's daughter used the front door to come in the house which embarrassed Skeeter's mother and she felt pressured by her friends to fire her.
This chapter is the only one not told from a character's point of view.
Chapter 25.