The Secret Life of Bees: Study Help: Quiz

1: How old was Lily when her mother died?

a. Four

b. Seven

c. Ten

d. Twelve

2: According to Rosaleen, the bees swarming in Lily's bedroom are a sign of what?

a. Spring

b. Lily's mother's presence

c. Death

d. Good luck

3: What does Rosaleen steal from the Ebenezer Baptist Church on her way to town to register to vote?

a. Two paper fans

b. A bible

c. Water

d. Tithed money

4: What image on the honey jars' labels does Lily sees in the Frogmore Stew General Store and Restaurant?

a. A rising sun

b. A black Madonna

c. August Boatright's face

d. An opened bible

5: Which of the Boatright sisters is most resistant to Lily when she first shows up at their house?

a. August

b. June

c. May

d. April

6: What song does May sing and hum when she gets agitated?

a. "Silent Night"

b. "Away in a Manger"

c. "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

d. "Oh! Susanna"

7: What is stuffed in the stone wall that May always goes to?

a. Wads of chewed gum

b. Dead honey bees

c. Torn-out pages from the bible

d. Folded-up bits of paper with writing on them

8: How did April, May's twin, die?

a. Suicide

b. Murder

c. Heart attack

d. Pneumonia

9: What does Neil do for a living?

a. He tends August's bees.

b. He's the principal at the school where June teaches.

c. He owns the town's general store.

d. He's a lawyer.

10: Who is most resistant to June and Neil's marrying?

a. August

b. June

c. Neil

d. May

11: What occupation does Zach eventually want to have?

a. Lawyer

b. Accountant

c. School principal

d. Doctor

12: What gift does Zach first give to Lily?

a. A notebook in which to write

b. His high school class ring

c. His letterman jacket

d. A gold necklace

13: What event happens that first lessens June's resistance to Lily?

a. They gather honey together.

b. Lily sings while June plays the cello.

c. They're involved in a water-sprinkler fight.

d. May commits suicide.

14: What food does May use to get roaches out of the kitchen, just like Lily's mother used to?

a. Honey and sugar

b. Graham crackers and marshmallows

c. Rice

d. Jelly beans

15: What event triggers May's leaving the house and then committing suicide?

a. Zach's arrest

b. Lily's yelling at May

c. Neil's yelling at June

d. President Kennedy's assassination

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