Characters
Who is the maid that takes care of Mae Mobley?
Aibileen
What city and state does the story take place in?
Jackson, Mississippi
What book does Skeeter want to write?
Who rips Hilly's sleeve at the Benefit?
Celia
Who is Aibileen's best friend?
Minny
What time period is the story set in?
1960s
Who does Minny start working for?
Celia Foote
Who bid on the pie for Hilly?
Her Mother: Missus Walters
Who is the young white woman who wants to write a book?
Skeeter
What are the laws that segregated Black and white people?
Jim Crow Laws
Skeeter's newsletter causes many of these to appear on Hilly's yard.
Toilets (commodes)
This man dates Skeeter.
Stuart
Who is the leader of the Junior League?
Hilly
What kind of work do most of the Black women have?
Minny baked this as revenge for Hilly's cruelty.
Pie
Who says: "You a smart girl. You a kind girl, Mae Mobley."
Aibileen
What is the name of the maid who raised Skeeter?
Constantine
What is the "initiative" Hilly creates?
The Home Help Sanitation Initiative
What does Celia cut down from her yard?
Mimosa Tree
Aibileenwas told to bake a chocolate cake, she made this flavor too for Mae Mobley's birthday.
Strawberry cake