Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Who wrote 'The Help' and in what year was it published?
Who wrote 'The Help' and in what year was it published?
Kathryn Stockett, 2009
Where and when is 'The Help' set?
Where and when is 'The Help' set?
Jackson, Mississippi, 1962-1963
Which civil rights activist was assassinated in Jackson in June 1963?
Which civil rights activist was assassinated in Jackson in June 1963?
Medgar Evers
How many first-person narrators does the novel use?
How many first-person narrators does the novel use?
Three alternating narrators
How old is Aibileen Clark, and which white child is she currently caring for?
How old is Aibileen Clark, and which white child is she currently caring for?
53 years old, her seventeenth child
What is the narrative structure technique called that alternates between three viewpoints?
What is the narrative structure technique called that alternates between three viewpoints?
Triad rotation
What is the name of Skeeter's housekeeping advice column?
What is the name of Skeeter's housekeeping advice column?
Miss Myrna
What does the chocolate pie symbolise in the novel?
What does the chocolate pie symbolise in the novel?
Revenge & turning domestic labour into resistance
Which novel is 'The Help' compared to regarding Southern racial consciousness?
Which novel is 'The Help' compared to regarding Southern racial consciousness?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What was the name of the African American maid who raised Kathryn Stockett?
What was the name of the African American maid who raised Kathryn Stockett?
Demetrie