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1. What disease did Skeeter's mom have?

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Answer: Cancer

Skeeter's mom, Charlotte Phelan, had cancer. During dinner when Skeeter and her mom had a disagreement, Mrs Phelan got up from the table and said, "Excuse me, Rebecca, my daughter has upset my cancerous ulcer". Charlotte Phelan was played by Allison Janney.

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Answer: Jackson

"The Help" is set in the city of Jackson, Mississippi. During the 1960s, (when the film was set), it was the state's capital, and a place known for civil rights activism. Indeed numerous marches and protests against the segregation of African Americans took place in Jackson, including the Freedom Rides of 1961, when over 300 African Americans were arrested after demonstrating against segregation on public transport.

From Quiz Who Played Me in "The Help"?

Answer: Octavia Spencer

Spencer, born in 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama, won the role of Minny Jackson. Minny was a feisty maid who upset Hilly so Hilly ended up terminating her as maid of her household. Afterwards, Minny got a job being a maid for Celia Foote. Minny decided to give her perspective on being a maid and spoke to Skeeter about a prank that she pulled on Hilly. One day, Minny asked for her job back with Hilly and Hilly said she would rehire her but would have to cut her pay. When Minny asked for her old job, she provided Hilly with a pie that she baked but it had a foul ingredient in it. Hilly ate two slices of the pie and gagged after she realized what she consumed. Spencer had parts in the movies "Coach Carter", "S.W.A.T." and "Fruitvale Station". In 2012, Spencer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Minny Jackson in "The Help". Other nominees for Best Supporting Actress that year were Jessica Chastain for "The Help", Berenice Bejo for "The Artist", Melissa McCarthy for "Bridesmaids" and Janet McTeer for "Albert Nobbs".

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Answer: University of Mississippi

Skeeter referred to her college as "Ole' Miss", which is the nickname for University of Mississippi. Skeeter's friend, Jolene, said, "We didn't ever think you'd leave Ole Miss." Skeeter replied, "It does take four years."

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Answer: Kathryn Stockett

It is American author, Kathryn Stockett, who wrote the novel on which the 2011 film "The Help", is based. Also entitled "The Help" Stockett's debut novel was published in 2009, and was an instant hit, spending more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List. Rather ironically however, the novel was rejected by at least 60 agents, before Susan Ramer came to Stockett's aid.

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Answer: Miss Myrna

Skeeter got a job working for "The Jackson Journal", writing for the "Miss Myrna Cleaning Column" making $8.00 a week.

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Answer: For using her employer's private toilet

Minny Jackson, played by Octavia Spencer, is a headstrong African American woman, with a history of being fired. Throughout the film she comes across as a loyal friend, who often finds it difficult to keep her thoughts to herself. However she is a fantastic cook. During the film her white employer, Hilly Holbrook, fires her after finding her using her own private toilet.

From Quiz Who Played Me in "The Help"?

Answer: Bryce Dallas Howard

Howard, born in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, played Hilly Holbrook. Hilly was a full-fledged racist and wanted to get an ordinance passed that would prohibit people of color from using a restroom owned by a White person. Hilly was impatient with Skeeter because Skeeter kept delaying publishing information about the ordinance in the local newspaper. At the benefit to help starving children in Africa, Hilly got into a verbal sparring match with Celia. At the end of the movie, Hilly confronted Skeeter after Hilly read a passage in a book that resembled an embarrassing incident for Hilly and threatened to sue Skeeter for defamation. Howard starred in the movies "The Village", "Lady in the Water" and "Jurassic World". She is the daughter of famed director Ron Howard.

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Answer: Bryce Dallas Howard

Hilly Holbrook was played by Bryce Dallas Howard, daughter of producer, director and actor Ron Howard. Bryce Dallas Howard was also in "Twilight: Eclipse", where she played Victoria, who was originally played by Rachelle Lefevre. Bryce also played Gwen Stacy in "Spider-Man 3".

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Answer: Aibileen

Having recently lost her only son, African American maid, Aibileen Clark, agrees to be interviewed for Skeeter's controversial novel about African American maids. Despite initially refusing, she bravely takes the risk, and is also the reason that Minny Jackson agrees to share stories too.

From Quiz Who Played Me in "The Help"?

Answer: Jessica Chastain

Chastain, born on March 24th, 1977 in Sacramento, California, played Celia Foote in "The Help". Celia was a ditsy woman who was looked down upon by many people in Jackson but Celia still had an upbeat spirit. She hired Minny to work in her home as a maid and one day Minny showed her how to make fried chicken. Minny mentioned to Celia during this presentation that Crisco was an excellent invention as it could be used to make many foods. In one scene, Celia cried after she miscarried her baby. Chastain had parts in the films "The Tree of Life", "Crimson Peak" and "Interstellar". In 2013, Chastain was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty" but lost to Jennifer Lawrence of "Silver Linings Playbook". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress that year were Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour", Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and Naomi Watts for "The Impossible".

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Answer: Yard of the Month

Skeeter was mad at Hilly for forcing her to put an article in the newsletter stating that maids should have a separate bathroom outside. So Skeeter placed an article in a newsletter telling people to drop off their old commodes on Hilly Holbrooks' front yard, instead of old coats. When the neighbors started laughing and taking pictures of all the commodes on Hilly's lawn, she screamed and grabbed the sign.

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Answer: Constantine

An African American maid named Constantine was the one who, (in Skeeter's own words), "practically raised" her. However Constantine is nowhere to be found when Skeeter returns home from university and the story she is told is that Constantine left them to go and live with her daughter in Chicago. Skeeter's parents stick resolutely to this story. But she refuses to believe them, knowing that Constantine would have written to her. Skeeter eventually discovers the truth, and it is revealed that Constantine was sacked by the Phelans after her daughter came to see her while Mrs Phelan was entertaining guests. When Mrs Phelan later sent her son to bring Constantine back, they discovered she had died.

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Answer: Aibileen and Minny

Skeeter wanted to write a book about what it was like being a maid in Jackson, Mississippi from the maids' point of view. It was a crime in Mississippi for whites and blacks to work together on a book, so it took Aibileen some convincing to help Skeeter with the book. That convincing came from God. Aibileen had been a maid since she was 14; she came from a family of maids. When Aibileen let Skeeter in her home she was the first white person to be in her house. Aibileen Clark was played by Viola Davis, who had a recurring role on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit", and was also in the movie "Knight and Day" with Tom Cruise, and "Doubt" with Meryl Streep. The outspoken Minny Jackson was also a maid, with an abusive husband. She didn't trust white people, but she got the courage to leave her husband from working for Celia Foote. Minny was played by Octavia Spencer, she was also in the movie "Dinner for Schmucks" with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

From Quiz The Help (2011)

Answer: The homemaker hints column

Upon graduating from university, Skeeter secures a job as a columnist at her local newspaper. However the column is about homemaker hints, which is something Skeeter has no experience of. This prompts her to enlist the help of her friend's African American maid, Aibileen. When Skeeter later decides to write a book from the perspective of African American maids, Aibileen is the logical place for her to start.

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Answer: Chocolate

Minny was know for making the best chocolate pies in town. When Minny was fired by Hilly, she tried to get hired as a maid, but Hilly Holbrook had informed the ladies of her community not to hire her, and told them that Minny was "a sass-mouth, thieving nigra."

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Answer: Yule Mae

Yule Mae Davis stole the ring from Hilly Holbrook that she found behind the couch while vacuuming. She took the ring to a pawn shop so she could get $75.00 to pay her son's college tuition. Yule Mae had twin boys who just graduated from high school but she could not afford to send both boys to college. She asked Hilly for a loan for $75.00 but Hilly said "no". Yule Mae was arrested and beaten and sent to jail for stealing.

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Answer: A squeaky hinge

When Minny showed Celia how to fry chicken she introduced her to Crisco. Minny said, "You got gum in your hair or a squeaky hinge - Crisco. You wanna soften your husband's scaly feet or bags under your eyes - Crisco. But it's best for frying chicken." Celia said Crisco looked liked frosting.

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Answer: Harper and Row

Skeeter got a job offer from Miss Stein, who was played by Mary Steenburgen, at Harper and Row Publishing Company located in New York.

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