Lilly's Discoveries and Reflections

In this chapter, August presents Lilly with a hat box containing her mother's belongings. Lilly discovers a pocket mirror, a hairbrush with her mother's hair, a gold pin, and a poetry book with William Blake's poem. She reflects on her mother's presence and memories. The chapter ends with a picture of Lilly and her mother, evoking deep emotions and anticipation for the next chapter.

What does August bring into the room that causes Lilly's heart to race?

• A suitcase

• A hat box

• A photo album

• A letter

What is the shape of Lilly's mother's pocket mirror?

• Square

• Round

• Oval

• Rectangular

What does Lilly find threaded through the hairbrush?

• A ribbon

• A piece of fabric

• A long black wavy hair

• A string

What does August give Lilly after the hairbrush?

• A gold pin

• A ring

• A necklace

• A bracelet

What type of book does August give to Lilly?

• A diary

• A cookbook

• A novel

• A book of English poetry

What does Lilly find in the margins of the poetry book?

• Notes

• Doodles

• Photographs

• Letters

Which poet's work is underlined in the book?

• William Wordsworth

• Robert Frost

• John Keats

• William Blake

What is depicted in the picture frame August gives to Lilly?

• Lilly and her mother

• A family portrait

• A landscape

• A pet

What emotion does Lilly feel when she sees the picture of her and her mother?

• Sadness

• Joy

• Indifference

• Anger

What does Lilly associate with the smell of Carolina jasmine?

• A summer vacation

• Her mother's perfume

• Her childhood home

• The true smell of South Carolina