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WorksheetsThe Secret Life of Bees Chs 3 - 5
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Lily steal from the general store?
a)
Chips
b)
Gum
c)
Snuff
d)
Honey
2.
What caught Lily's attention at the store?
a)
A boy
b)
The police officer
c)
Rosaleen
d)
The picture of the Black Madonna
3.
What did Lily tell the store owner when he noted that he had not seen her there before?
a)
She was there visiting her grandmother.
b)
She was headed through town on her way to find her mother.
c)
She had just moved to town.
d)
She said he was crazy; she had been there many time before.
4.
What did she tell the store owner her grandmother's name was?
a)
Rose
b)
Ethyl
c)
Rosaleen
d)
Deborah
5.
True or False: The Boatwright house was painted pink.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What town were Lily and Rosaleen headed to?
a)
Tiburon, S.C.
b)
Cheyenne, N.D.
c)
Sylvan, S.C.
d)
Charlotte, N.C.
7.
What town is Lily originally from?
a)
Sylvan, North Carolina
b)
Sylvan, South Carolina
c)
Chicago, South Dakota
d)
Tiburon, North Carolina
8.
What does Lily call her father?
a)
T. Ray
b)
Daddy
c)
Pops
d)
Sir
9.
Who is Lily's best friend at school?
a)
Judy
b)
Deborah
c)
She does not go to school.
d)
She does not have any friends at school.
10.
True or False: Lily always tells the truth.
a)
False
b)
True
11.
Lily is very skilled at making up stories (lying) when she feels it is necessary.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False: June is the emotional Boatwright sister.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Where did Lily tell August she was from?
a)
Spartanburg County
b)
Tiburon
c)
Sylvan
d)
Sylvan County
14.
What last name did Lily give herself when talking to August?
a)
Williams
b)
Jones
c)
Brown
d)
Johnston
15.
What last name does Lily give Rosaleen when talking to August?
a)
Smith
b)
Williams
c)
Jones
d)
Green
16.
What's the secret to lying, according to Lily?
a)
You have to keep your story straight.
b)
You have to keep a straight face.
c)
You have to give lots of details.
d)
You have to not make eye contact.
17.
What does Lily tell August her Aunt's name is?
a)
Bernice Williams
b)
Aunt Bernie
c)
Deborah Williams
d)
Rosaleen Williams
18.
What did T. Ray think about colored women?
a)
They were not smart.
b)
They were pretty.
c)
They were strong.
d)
They didn't like him.
19.
What do the Boatwright sisters do for a living?
a)
They own land and raise bees.
b)
They paint houses.
c)
They take in boarders.
d)
They sing and play music.
20.
What can be found in the crevices of the wailing wall?
a)
Moss
b)
Small pieces of paper
c)
Garbage
d)
Bees
21.
What collective nickname does Lily have for the Boatwright sisters, August, June, and May.
a)
The Calendar Sisters
b)
The Calendar Girls
c)
The Months
d)
The 3 Seasons
22.
What song does May sing to ward off sadness?
a)
The Honey Song
b)
Panda
c)
One Dance
d)
Oh! Susanna
23.
April was whose twin sister?
a)
Rosaleen
b)
May
c)
June
d)
Lily
24.
What story does Lily tell August about why she and Rosaleen left home?
a)
Lily's parents were both dead and she was going to be put into a children's home.
b)
Rosaleen was running from the law.
c)
Lily's father beat her so she ran away.
d)
They were running away because Lily stole snuff from a store.
25.
Did August believe everything Lily told her?
a)
No
b)
Yes
26.
Why did August let Lily stay with her?
a)
She felt Lily had a reason for leaving home, that maybe she had been mistreated.
b)
She was planning to call child services the next day.
c)
She needed Lily's help working around the house.
d)
She knew her.
27.
Where does Lily tell August she and Rosaleen are headed?
a)
Virginia
b)
Tiburon
c)
Georgia
d)
Alabama
28.
Which of the sisters was in charge of the household?
a)
August
b)
June
c)
May
d)
April
29.
What is the significance of this date in United States History? July 2, 1964
a)
It was Lily's birthday
b)
The Civil Rights Act was signed into law.
c)
Martin Luther King was killed.
d)
Slavery was abolished.
30.
In the story August told Lily, what happened when the nun Beatrix ran away from the convent?
a)
Mother Mary filled in for her until she returned.
b)
She died of starvation in the streets.
c)
She married and had 7 children.
d)
She came back and did penance and was allowed to return to her place.
31.
What did Lily ask Mary to do for her?
a)
To draw a curtain of protection around the Boatwright house and never make her go back to T. Ray.
b)
To kill T. Ray
c)
To bring her mother back.
d)
To make T. Ray love her and be a good father.
32.
What was wrong with May?
a)
She was overly sensitive to the suffering of others, and depressed since the death of her twin sister.
b)
She was "special" - not of normal intelligence.
33.
Where does Lily stay at the Boatwright place?
a)
On the sleeping porch.
b)
In April's old room.
c)
In a tent by the river.
In the barn.
In the barn.
d)
In the honey house.
34.
What does Lily remember best about her mother?
a)
Her smell
b)
Her face
c)
Her laugh
d)
Her shoe size
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