Plot
Characters
Themes
Tone/ Mood
Background
100
How does Lily kill Deborah (her mother)?
What is she shot her.
100
Would Lily be one of Rosaleen's motivations?
What is yes.
100
Give me 3 themes from the book? (Hint: there are 6)
What is guilt and forgiveness, racism/prejudice, religion female power, mothers, appearances vs. reality.
100
What would the mood be when they found May dead?
What is sad.
200
What does Lily have to kneel on when she gets in trouble?
What is grits.
200
Would you say that the bees help guide Lily?
What is yes.
200
Lily realizing that she doesn't need to get married or have a man in her life. What theme is this?
What is Female Power.
200
When Lily would talk about her mother what would be the tone of the author?
What is knowing.
300
What chapter does Lily reveal who she is to August?
What is chapter 12.
300
Would you say that one of June's personality traits would be that she mean to Lily?
What is no.
300
The Daughters of Mary would be in which theme?
What is religion.
300
How was Mr.Raines killed?
What is shotgun.
400
Who threw the bottle at the white man that got Zach arrested? Name
What is Jackson.
400
Would May be a flat character or a round character?
What is round.
400
When Rosaleen went to vote she got in trouble for throwing juice to the man. Rosaleen is an example of what theme?
What is Female Power.
400
What year was the Civil Rights signed? (Hint: 4 years before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.)
What is 1964.
500
What chapter did Lily's mother send her a 'sign' that she loved her?
What is chapter 13.
500
Would you say that Lily being abused by T. Ray changed her personality?
What is yes.
500
Zach and Lily being together would go with what theme?
What is the irrationality of racism.
500
What is the overall mood of the story? (hint: This story treats a series of somber issues like verbal and physical abuse, racial discrimination and violence, and death.)
What is serious/ Inspirational.
500
When was the Civil Rights Movement? (Hint: started 14 years before Martin Luther King was assassinated and ended the same year Martin Luther King was assassinated.
What is 1954- 1968.
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