The Help – Chapters 1-6 – Flashcards
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What point of view is used in this novel?
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First person.
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How many babies does Aibileen tell the reader she has cared for in her career?
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17.
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What ailment does Mae Mobley suffer when Aibileen first begins to care for her?
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Colic.
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Why does Aibileen say in chapter 1 that Miss Leefort cannot soothe her own baby?
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She's too skinny.
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How old was Treelore when he died?
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24.
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What kind of party does Mrs. Leefolt have in the first chapter of the book?
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Bridge party.
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Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
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It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.
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Who does Skeeter ask Aibileen about at the end of chapter 1?
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Constantine, her family's former maid.
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Who lives on Longleaf Plantation?
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Skeeter and her family.
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How much younger than Aibileen is Minny?
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17.
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In chapter 1, what does Aibileen tell Minny that Hilly accused her of?
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Not feeding Mrs. Walters.
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Why does Mr. Leefolt tell Mae Mobley she will not go to college in chapter 2?
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Miss Leefolt is spending unnecessary money building a bathroom for Aibileen.
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Why does Minny tell Aibileen she needs to find a new job in chapter 2?
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Hilly wants to put Mrs. Walters in a nursing home.
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For what act does Miss Leefolt punish Mae Mobley in chapter 2 that makes Aibileen furious?
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Pulling the phone out of her mother's hand.
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What does Aibileen write in a small blue notepad?
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Her prayers.
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Who does Aibileen recommend Minny to as a good maid (lying that it was really Miss Leefolt recommending Minny)?
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Celia Foote.
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Why have nearly half a dozen maids refused to work for Celia Foote, as revealed in chapter 3?
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The house is too large and it is too much work.
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Why does Celia refuse to tell her husband she has hired a maid in chapter 3?
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She wants him to think she can care for him and the house herself.
