Secret Life of Bees Ch 11 & 12 Quiz

When Lily looks into the book called Mary Through the Ages in August's room, what most  shocks her?

• The text is written in Latin, and the pictures appear to be hand-painted, not reproductions.
• In every picture where the angel Gabriel comes to Mary, he has a big white lily for her.
• In every picture, Mary is black. All the angels are black. In fact, everyone in all the pictures is black.
• There is an inscription inside the front cover that says, "To my 'Aunt August', With Love, Deborah

What reason does August give Lily for not telling her sooner about her mother?

• August says she hasn't told Lily before because Lily wasn't ready to hear it.
• August says she hasn't told Lily before because there has been so much going on with Zach going to jail, May's death, and the Mary Day celebrations.
• August says she hasn't told Lily because she and June decided it would be best to wait.
• August says she hasn't told Lily because she didn't realize it until just the day before.

Why did June treat Lily so badly when she first came to the Boatwright house?

• June was trying to to protect May/ She thought Lily and Rosaleen would only bring trouble and upset May.
• June resented Lily's mother because August had gone to work at Lily's mother's house. She took her resentment out on Deborah and on Lily.
• June was perfectly happy with the life she had with her sisters, without any outside inference. She resented Lily's intrusion into her life.
• June was afraid of having strangers in the house, not knowing what they had done or why they were running away.

“I swear, it makes me think you were meant to find us.” August says this to Lily. What is "it"?

• The bees
• The honey label
• The photograph of Deborah
• The

How does August say Lily and Deborah are alike?

• They are smart and kind
• They are beautiful and rebellious
• They are rebellious and adventurous
• They both like to make up stories

How old was Deborah when August left?

• 10
• 14
• 16
• 19

Why did Deborah marry T. Ray?

• She was forced to by her family
• She loved him
• She didn't have anyone else
• She was pregnant

“Depressed people do things they wouldn’t ordinarily do.” Who is this quote referring to?

• Lily
• May
• Deborah
• T. Ray