Secret Life of Bees Chapter 1

Why doesn't Lily call T-Ray "Daddy"?

• He is her stepdad

• It doesn't fit him

• He is her uncle

• He doesn't want her to

Why does Lily wake T-Ray up?

• She missed him

• She was coming home late

• She was leaving for school

• There were bees in her room

What happened to Lily’s mother?

• She is on vacation

• She was killed

• She is at work

• She ran away from home

How does Lily know that Rosaleen loves her?

• Rosaleen stands up to T-Ray for her

• Rosaleen tells her

• Rosaleen is her mom

• Rosaleen does her chores

What does Lily want to be when she grows up?

• A detective

• A vet

• A writer

• A mother

What do Rosaleen and Lily see on the news that night?

• JFK's speech

• MLK's speech

• The moon landing

• The signing of the Civil Rights Act

What does Lily want for her birthday?

• A cake

• A charm bracelet

• A puppy

• New clothes

Why is Lily in the woods at night?

• Too meet a boy

• To see her friends

• To run away

• To look at the box of her mother's things

What is Lily’s punishment for being in the woods?

• Kneeling on grits

• Grounded

• Working extra shifts at the peach stand

• No TV

What did Rosaleen do at the end of the chapter?

• registers to vote

• goes to work

• spits on white men's shoes

• goes shopping