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What was Ms.Pearly's full name?
Pearly Bell
Where were these sisters from?
Smackover Arkansas
What sickness was Mama Pearly hiding?
Stage 4 Stomach Cancer
What did Miss Pearly always tell her girls?
Family business stays in the family/ When all is said and done, family is all you got.
Why did Maxine detest Leslie soo much?
She was a child conceived from rape by a relative.
How many daughters did Mama Pearly raise?
Mama Pearly raised four daughters.
Where was Star living?
Hot Springs
Why didn't Leslie want her partner to come home with her?
She didn't want her family to know she was gay.
What did Miss Pearly encourge her daughters to do?
Stop holding on to the secrets
State one issue the sisters had to heal from.
* betrayal
* acceptance
* trust
Who was the eldest daughter?
Maxine
Where did Miss Pearly fall ill?
At home/In her kitchen
Why did Miss Pearly cut ties with her sister for twenty five years (Aunt Paula)?
Her Aunt Paula's husband (Uncle Kenny) was the one who raped Maxine and she was in denial of the fact.
What was discovered while going through some pictures of Mama Pearly?
Mama Pearly couldn't have been pregnant with Leslie and drinking Alcohol.
Mama Pearly didn't look/seem pregnant around Leslie's year of birth.
Was it hard for Star to forgive Stellar? Explain.
No, because she was actually content with her life, loved her partner and her children.
What were the names of the twin sisters?
Star and Stellar
Where was Mama Pearly when all the secrets were unfolding?
In the hospital
What did Stellar do to Star?
Stole her sister's acceptance letter and went to college as her (stolen identity).
What did the sisters learn about Maxine and Mama Pearly?
They realized that Maxine and Mama Pearly hid many secrets.
Why was it hard for Stellar to have a relationship?
* Her own peronal or family issues
Who was Miss Pearly's first grandchild?
Leslie
Where was Maxine and her family living?
Smackover Arkansas/ With Miss Pearly
Who was Maxine's first child?
Leslie
What did the sisters learn all through Mother Chaning?
Mama pearlyhad her funeral planned out becasue she didn't want her girls to fight.
Name the two family members who were no longer accepted by the sisters?
Aunt Paula and Uncle Kenny