The Help Reading Check Questions

[Pages:2]The Help Reading Check Questions

1. What does the name "Aibileen" at the top of the chapter tell us about this chapter's point of view? 2. What does Aibileen do for a living? 3. How is Mae Mobley different from other babies Aibileen has raised? 4. Why does Mae get upset when Aibileen has to go home for the evening? 5. What is the name of Aibileen's son? How did he die? 6. What happened to Aibileen' s husband? 7. Even though Minny is a great cook, why can't she keep a steady job? 8. Why won't Miss Hilly use the guest bathroom? What does this tell us about her? 9. How does Miss Skeeter look different than the other ladies? 10. Why is Miss Leefolt (Elizabeth) upset by Miss Skeeter and Aibileen talking?

Chapter 2 1. Why do the other maids like to listen to Minny? 2. Why does Mae Mobley keep on getting out of her crib? 3. Why is Mr. Leefolt upset with Elizabeth about the bathroom? 4. What kind of lies does Miss Hilly spread about Minny? How does this prevent her from

getting work? 5. What does Aibileen write in her blue book? Why did she start keeping a blue book? 6. What kind of special powers do Aibileen's prayers have? 7. After Treelore died, how does Minny help save Aibileen's life? 8. What risks does Aibileen take in this chapter to help Minny find work?

Chapter 3 1. How is Celia Foote different from the other white ladies? 2. Why does Celia think that Minny wouldn't want to work for her? 3. Why doesn't Celia want her husband to know she has a maid? 4. How was Minny when she got her first job cleaning house? Why does she have to go to

work and quit school? 5. What are the seven rules for working for a white lady? What do these rules say about the

relationship between African-Americans and whites at the time? 6. What are some of the unique challenges of cleaning Miss Celia's house? 7. Why was Celia unable to learn how to cook as a child? Why is Minny shocked when she

hears this news?

Chapter 4 1. Why is Minny nervous that Mr. Johnny doesn't know about her working at his house? 2. Why can't Miss Celia make a friend with any of the white women in town? 3. How is Minny's narration different from Aibileen's?

Chapter 5 1. Why is Miss Skeeter upset and driving recklessly? 2. What does Skeeter want to do with her career? What does her mother want her to do instead? 3. Why does Skeeter have a hard time finding a boyfriend? 4. How did Skeeter get her nickname? 5. What differences between pay does Skeeter notice for male and female workers? 6. What does Miss Hilly want Skeeter to put in the newsletter? 7. What would Constantine and Skeeter do together on Friday afternoons?

8. What is Constantine's advice for Skeeter when Skeeter is called ugly at age 13? 9. As a young girl, what does Skeeter's mom mainly criticize about her daughter? 10. What does Skeeter learn about Constantine's parentage? Why is she shocked by this? 11. What shocking surprise does Miss Skeeter learn after coming home from college?

Chapter 6 1. What does Skeeter receive from NY that gets her excited? 2. What is the advice she receives in the answer to #1? 3. What job does Skeeter get? 4. What worries does Skeeter' s momhave about

romantic interests? 5. Who does Skeeter get to help her with the Miss Myrna columns? 6. How does Skeeter feel about the Home Health Sanitation Initiative? 7. What does Skeeter learn about Constantine while receiving help for her column? 8. How does Skeeter's mom feel about Constantine compared to her father? 9. What kind of book did Treelore want to write? 10. Why did Constantine have to give up her baby girl? 11. What is the one positive thing about Hilly and Skeeter's relationship? 12. What exciting plans has Hilly set up for Skeeter? 13. Why does Skeeter feel like crying at the end of the chapter?

Skeeter' s

Chapter 7 1. How do the Leefolts treat their daughter and dog similarly? 2. What are the inconveniences of Aibileen's new bathroom? 3. What does Aibileen decide to do every day to help Mae Mobley's self-esteem? 4. What makes Elizabeth furious at Mae Mobley and Aibileen? 5. How is Skeeter and Aibileen's relationship coming along? How does Aibileen feel about

Skeeter? 6. What happens to Robert, and why does he do to receive this treatment? 7. What is Miss Skeeter's big idea for her book? How does Aibileen react to this idea?

Chapter 8 1. 2. 3.

How will Miss Skeeter's book be different than Gone With the Wind? What are Ms. Stein's concerns about the safety of the maids? How does Miss Skeeter offend Aibileen in this chapter?

4. What new-fangled machine does Skeeter's mother buy for Skeeter? What does this machine do for Skeeter?

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