Secret Life of Bees Ch 11 & 12 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT true of Mary Day?

• It is the Feast of the Assumption (Mary's feast day)
• It is time to "give up" something in honor of Mary
• It is a big, two day event in special remembrance of Mary
• It is a time to give thanks for the honey crop

What big event happens on the first day of Mary Day?

• The police come to inquire about about Rosaleen
• June finally says she will marry Neil
• Lily has her talk with August
• T. Ray shows up to get Lily

Which is NOT a reason Lily leaves the honey house everyone seems to be mediating with Our Lady of Chains?

• She can't stand to see Mary wrapped in chains.
• She doesn't want to meditate.
• She doesn't want to remember the past.
• She feels like she is about to faint and needs some fresh air.

What promise does Zach make to Lily?

• He says, "... just like the honey bee returns home to the hive, I'll come back to you."
• He says, "...one day, after I've gone away and become somebody, I'm gonna find you, and we'll be together
• He says, "...and there will come a time when the world will understand that, black or white, we are all human with human hearts and desires. You will always be in my heart, always be my true love, always be my best friend."
• He says, "...and I won't ever let them make you go back to T. Ray."

When Lily looks into the book called Mary Through the Ages in August's room, what most  shocks her?

• The text is written in Latin, and the pictures appear to be hand-painted, not reproductions.
• In every picture where the angel Gabriel comes to Mary, he has a big white lily for her.
• In every picture, Mary is black. All the angels are black. In fact, everyone in all the pictures is black.
• There is an inscription inside the front cover that says, "To my 'Aunt August', With Love, Deborah

What reason does August give Lily for not telling her sooner about her mother?

• August says she hasn't told Lily before because Lily wasn't ready to hear it.
• August says she hasn't told Lily before because there has been so much going on with Zach going to jail, May's death, and the Mary Day celebrations.
• August says she hasn't told Lily because she and June decided it would be best to wait.
• August says she hasn't told Lily because she didn't realize it until just the day before.

Why did June treat Lily so badly when she first came to the Boatwright house?

• June was trying to to protect May/ She thought Lily and Rosaleen would only bring trouble and upset May.
• June resented Lily's mother because August had gone to work at Lily's mother's house. She took her resentment out on Deborah and on Lily.
• June was perfectly happy with the life she had with her sisters, without any outside inference. She resented Lily's intrusion into her life.
• June was afraid of having strangers in the house, not knowing what they had done or why they were running away.

Identify Tica Tee.

• Tica Tee is Sugar-Girl's Daughter
• Tica Tee was Deborah's nickname for August
• TIca Tee was Lily's mother's imaginary friend
• Tica Tee was Lily's mother's favorite doll.

The main conflict of this book is?

• Person vs. Person
• Person vs. Self
• Person vs. Nature
• Person vs. Society

The protagonist of this book is?

• August
• Deborah
• Lily
• Zach