Secret Life of Bees Ch 8 & 9

What does Zach want to be when he grows up?

• Doctor
• Policeman
• Teacher
• Lawyer

What is August and Lily's favorite snack?

• Ice Cream
• Chocolate Cake
• Coke and peanuts
• jolly ranchers

When they were children, what did the sisters get to do during the month they named for?

• Be excused from chores, eat all their favorite foods, and stay up an hour past their bedtime.
• Be excused from chores, have honey with breakfast every day, and skip school.
• Eat all their favorite foods, stay up past their bedtime, and get extra allowance.
• Stay up past their bedtime, have cake every day, and not have to do chores.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why didn't August marry the man she loved?

• She loved her freedom more.
• He cheated on her.
• He didn't love her.
• He died.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did May leave in the refrigerator for August and Lily to eat when they came home from taking care of the bees?

• cold pork chop sandwiches and slaw
• cold fried chicken and slaw
• tuna sandwiches and fruit salad
• ham and cheese sandwiches

How did the water spraying incident end?

• June and Lily lying on the grass together laughing, then hugging.
• June storming off and Lily crying.
• August shouting at both of them to stop acting like children.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was the significance of what Lily saw May doing in the kitchen with the graham crackers and marshmallows?

• It was exactly what T. Ray told her that her mother used to do.
• It showed how May was child like.
• It is a good way to get rid of roaches.
• Graham crackers and marshmallows were expensive.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

At the beginning of the chapter, Lily says "July 28 was a day for the record books because ." Which of these is NOT one of the things that happened?

• Lily found out that the Boatwrights knew her mother; that she had stayed in the honey house too.
• Zach was arrested along with some of his friends.
• Zach got into a fight with some boys in town.
• June softened toward Lily and even hugged her.

When Lily found out about her mother from May she went directly to August to ask her about it.

• False
• True

After Zach was arrested, what did Lily do?

• Drove back home.
• Walked back home.
• Followed him to the jail.
• Screamed at the policemen.