THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
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How old is Lily when the book begins? - CORRECT ANSWER->>13
What does T. Ray do for a living and Lily works there to help out? - CORRECT ANSWER->>he's a
peach farmer
What event caused Lily to realize Rosaleen really does love her? - CORRECT ANSWER->>when
Rosaleen stood up to T. Ray and saved the chick
Who is the first person in Lily's life to tell her she could be more than a beautician? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>Mrs. Henry
What does Lily really want for her birthday? - CORRECT ANSWER->>a silver charm bracelet
What items does Lily have of her mother's that she keeps in a box hidden away from T. Ray? -
CORRECT ANSWER->>- her white gloves
the photograph wrapped in waxed paper
the funny wooden picture of Mary with the dark face
What is the Martha White punishment? - CORRECT ANSWER->>Lily has to kneel on uncooked
grits
What does Rosaleen take from the church? - CORRECT ANSWER->>two fans
What does Rosaleen do while in town that makes white men so mad? - CORRECT ANSWER->>-
she is going to register her name so she can vote
she pours the black spit from her snuff jug across the tops of the men's shoes
What are specific examples that demonstrate that T. Ray is not a good father? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>- he calls her names
makes Lily kneel on grits
Why does Rosaleen get beaten at the jail? - CORRECT ANSWER->>because she didn't apologize
What does T. Ray reveal about Lily's mother that devastates Lily? It is so devastating that the
longer she thinks about it, the more she believes it could be a lie from T. Ray. - CORRECT
, ANSWER->>T. Ray tells Lily that her mother ran off and left her and that the day she died, she'd
just came back to get her things, not Lily.
Where does Lily get the idea to go to Tiburon, South Carolina? - CORRECT ANSWER->>the back
of her mother's black Mary picture
When Lily goes to the jail to see Rosaleen, she isn't there. Where has Rosaleen gone? -
CORRECT ANSWER->>Sylvan Memorial Hospital
Lily tells quite a few lies in chapter 2. What is one thing she lies about? - CORRECT ANSWER-
>>- she calls the nurses' station and tells them that she's the jailer's wife
she told the colored man who drove them to Tiburon that she was visiting her aunt and
Rosaleen was coming to do housework for her
Does T. Ray tells Lily that the law will keep Rosaleen safe, so she doesn't need to worry about
Rosaleen anymore? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
Does Rosaleen and Lily hitch a ride and dropped off close to Tiburon, SC? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>yes
While at the creek does Lily go swimming, and Rosaleen refuses to get into the water because
the water is so cold? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
While at the creek, does Rosaleen comment that Lily treats her like a pet dog? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>yes
Does T. Ray sees Lily escape through the corn fields, and doesn't care enough about her to try
to stop her from leaving? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
Lily has a picture that belonged to her mother of a black Mary. In Tiburon, Lily sees the same
exact picture on what product in a local store? - CORRECT ANSWER->>honey
Lily mentions several famous people in chapter 3. Who does she mention? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>- Shakespeare
Thoreau
Eleanor Roosevelt
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
General Sherman
Castro's sister
Malcom X
Saigon
AND ANSWERS 2025(GIESE);100% CORRECT
How old is Lily when the book begins? - CORRECT ANSWER->>13
What does T. Ray do for a living and Lily works there to help out? - CORRECT ANSWER->>he's a
peach farmer
What event caused Lily to realize Rosaleen really does love her? - CORRECT ANSWER->>when
Rosaleen stood up to T. Ray and saved the chick
Who is the first person in Lily's life to tell her she could be more than a beautician? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>Mrs. Henry
What does Lily really want for her birthday? - CORRECT ANSWER->>a silver charm bracelet
What items does Lily have of her mother's that she keeps in a box hidden away from T. Ray? -
CORRECT ANSWER->>- her white gloves
the photograph wrapped in waxed paper
the funny wooden picture of Mary with the dark face
What is the Martha White punishment? - CORRECT ANSWER->>Lily has to kneel on uncooked
grits
What does Rosaleen take from the church? - CORRECT ANSWER->>two fans
What does Rosaleen do while in town that makes white men so mad? - CORRECT ANSWER->>-
she is going to register her name so she can vote
she pours the black spit from her snuff jug across the tops of the men's shoes
What are specific examples that demonstrate that T. Ray is not a good father? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>- he calls her names
makes Lily kneel on grits
Why does Rosaleen get beaten at the jail? - CORRECT ANSWER->>because she didn't apologize
What does T. Ray reveal about Lily's mother that devastates Lily? It is so devastating that the
longer she thinks about it, the more she believes it could be a lie from T. Ray. - CORRECT
, ANSWER->>T. Ray tells Lily that her mother ran off and left her and that the day she died, she'd
just came back to get her things, not Lily.
Where does Lily get the idea to go to Tiburon, South Carolina? - CORRECT ANSWER->>the back
of her mother's black Mary picture
When Lily goes to the jail to see Rosaleen, she isn't there. Where has Rosaleen gone? -
CORRECT ANSWER->>Sylvan Memorial Hospital
Lily tells quite a few lies in chapter 2. What is one thing she lies about? - CORRECT ANSWER-
>>- she calls the nurses' station and tells them that she's the jailer's wife
she told the colored man who drove them to Tiburon that she was visiting her aunt and
Rosaleen was coming to do housework for her
Does T. Ray tells Lily that the law will keep Rosaleen safe, so she doesn't need to worry about
Rosaleen anymore? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
Does Rosaleen and Lily hitch a ride and dropped off close to Tiburon, SC? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>yes
While at the creek does Lily go swimming, and Rosaleen refuses to get into the water because
the water is so cold? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
While at the creek, does Rosaleen comment that Lily treats her like a pet dog? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>yes
Does T. Ray sees Lily escape through the corn fields, and doesn't care enough about her to try
to stop her from leaving? - CORRECT ANSWER->>no
Lily has a picture that belonged to her mother of a black Mary. In Tiburon, Lily sees the same
exact picture on what product in a local store? - CORRECT ANSWER->>honey
Lily mentions several famous people in chapter 3. Who does she mention? - CORRECT
ANSWER->>- Shakespeare
Thoreau
Eleanor Roosevelt
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
General Sherman
Castro's sister
Malcom X
Saigon
