Character Insights and Relationships in Literature

Lily, a young girl, faces rejection from charm school due to lack of family support but finds solace in Rosaline, who offers her love and protection. Lily captures bees to prove a point to her father, T-Ray, and reflects on her mother's memories and the secret treasures she keeps hidden. Her time at the peach stand is filled with reflections on her life and aspirations, despite her father's disapproval of her reading and ambitions.

Why was the narrator barred from attending charm school?

• She didn't have a female relative to present her with a white rose.

• She failed the entrance exam.

• She was too young to attend.

• She didn't have the required fee.

What does Rosaline suggest about charm?

• Charm can be learned from books.

• Charm is only important for social events.

• Charm is something you are born with.

• Charm school is unnecessary for being charming.

What was the narrator trying to prove by catching bees?

• That bees exist and she wasn't making them up.

• That bees are attracted to flowers.

• That bees can be kept as pets.

• That bees are dangerous.

How does Rosaline show her tender heart despite her sharp ways?

• By helping the narrator with her homework.

• By buying the narrator a gift.

• By teaching the narrator how to cook.

• By protecting the narrator from T-Ray.

What does Rosaline do when T-Ray threatens the chick?

• She calls for help.

• She stands in front of T-Ray to protect the chick.

• She hides the chick.

• She lets T-Ray take the chick.

What is known about Rosaline's past?

• She has a large family to support.

• She was born in New York.

• She was a famous singer.

• She traveled the world.

What does the narrator daydream about?

• Owning a large house.

• Rosaline being her real mother.

• Traveling to Europe.

• Becoming a famous actress.

What does the narrator find in the attic that belonged to her mother?

• A diary.

• A photograph and gloves.

• A pair of shoes.

• A necklace.

Where does the narrator keep her mother's belongings?

• In her bedroom drawer.

• In a secret place in the orchard.

• In the attic.

• In a safe.

What does the narrator think about her summer job at the peach stand?

• It's a chance to meet new people.

• It's a great learning experience.

• It's lonely and boring.

• It's exciting and fun.