The name of the U. S. President that signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law
Who was President Johnson?
100
Rosaleen was arrested for pouring tobacco juice on men's shoes while on her way to do this
What is registering to vote?
100
This character accidentally killed her mother when she was four years old
Who is Lily Owens?
100
"I watched their wings shining like bits of chrome in the dark..." (1)
What is a simile?
100
“The day she died, she’d come back to get her things, that’s all. You can hate me all you want, but she’s the one who left you.” (39)
Who is T. Ray?
200
This event led to the deaths of four young girls and left twenty-three others wounded
What is bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963?
200
Town and state where most of the novel took place
What is Tiburon, South Carolina?
200
This character grew up in Virginia and has held jobs as a nanny and beekeeper
Who is August Boatwright?
200
"All these mothers. I have more mothers than any eight girls off the street. They are the moons shining over me." (302)
What is a metaphor?
200
But I had such a moment right then, standing in my own ordinary room. I heard a voice say, Lily Melissa Owens, your jar is open (41).
Who is Lily?
300
Movement in the 1960's to bring white and black students together in school settings
What is desegregation?
300
T. Ray's preferred choice of punishment for Lily
What is kneeling down on Martha White grits?
300
This character's tough exterior was worn down by the end of the novel
Who is June Boatwright?
300
"June made a pfffff sound with her lips while August shook her head..." (154)
What is onomatopoeia?
300
“You’ve gotta imagine what’s never been” (121).
Who is Zach?
400
This civil rights leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
400
A two-day celebration honoring Jesus's mother
What is Mary Day?
400
This character was dark skinned and, with her fist in the air, was a symbol of strength and independence.
Who is Our Lady of Chains?
400
"His boots whispered uncle all the way down the hall" (12)
What is personification?
400
"There is nothing perfect… There is only life." (256)
Who is August?
500
This president was in favor of equal rights for all races and pushed for the Civil Rights Act, however he was assassinated before he could see it passed into law
Who was John F. Kennedy?
500
This actor caused a stir in the novel when he was expected to bring a colored woman to a movie theater and sit in the same section as her
Who is Jack Palance?
500
This woman disapproved of Lily staying with the Boatwrights and was more than happy to tell T. Ray where to find her
Who is Miss Lacy, the secretary in Mr. Clayton Forrest's law office?
500
"I sat on a Coke crate and watched pick-ups zoom by till I was nearly poisoned with exhaust fumes and boredom" (15)
What is hyperbole?
500
“Regrets don’t help anything, you know that.” (280)