The Secret Life of Bees Test, Chs. 1-7

What significant event does Lily Owens recall from the summer she was 14?

• She moved to a new city.

• She was visited by a swarm of bees.

• She won a school competition.

• She met her best friend.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How did Lily's mother, Deborah, die according to Lily's memory?

• In a car accident.

• Due to a long illness.

• By accidentally causing her own death.

• In a natural disaster.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Lily do with the items she found in the attic that belonged to her mother?

• She donated them to a museum.

• She buried them in a tin box in the orchard.

• She displayed them in her room.

• She threw them away.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was depicted on the wooden picture Lily found among her mother's belongings?

• A landscape painting.

• The Virgin Mary, who was black.

• A portrait of her family.

• An abstract art piece.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What life-changing discussion did Lily have with T. Ray before her first day of school?

• Plans for her future career.

• Her responsibilities at home.

• The details of her mother's death.

• Her educational goals.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Lily doing when she returned home and found Rosaleen watching TV?

• Cooking dinner

• Watching President Lyndon Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act into law

• Working at the peach stand

• Reading in her room

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did T. Ray do to Lily as punishment after she sneaked out?

• Made her kneel on grits for an hour

• Sent her to her room without dinner

• Made her do extra chores

• Ignored her for a day

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Rosaleen's plan that she shared with Lily the next morning?

• To run away from home

• To go back to the peach stand

• To register to vote

• To visit Lily's mother's grave

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What led to Rosaleen's arrest?

• She stole money from the gas station

• She poured the contents of her snuff jug over the shoes of some men

• She was caught vandalizing property

• She was falsely accused of stealing a car

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who drove Rosaleen and Lily to the police station?

• T. Ray

• A police officer

• Avery Gaston (aka "Shoe")

• A neighbor

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1