Lily Owens
Is overwhelmed by the issues of society and eventually kills herself...
Who is May?
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
The Daughter's of Mary consist of who? Name 3.
Who are... Sugar Girl, Cressie, Queenie, Violet, Lunelle and Mabelee?
May felt this way after August painted the house pink for her.
What is like dancing and her heart was lifted?
Lily states, “Mother, forgive. Please forgive.” She needs forgiveness for what act?
What is shooting her mother?
Wears rimless glasses, has a wrinkly carmel-colored face with a dusting of white in her hair. She is patient, wise, understanding and a successful business woman.
Who is August?
A brief reference to a familiar work of art, such as a book, poem or famous person, place, or event.
What is an allusion?
A wooden statue that a slave found after he and other slaves prayed for freedom.
What is The Black Mary?
Lily does this to get the strength to do what's right and not be afraid.
What is touch Black Mary's heart?
Lily has always believed that her mother loved her. Who made her doubt this fact? What was said?
Who is T. Ray? He said "Your mother left you."
She is sad looking, suspicious, unfriendly and judgmental.
Who is June?
Mental images created by phrases written in the text...
What is imagery?
A place for May to place all of the burdens from the world that she has written down.
What is the wailing wall?
Lily suggests that Zach should become a _________ which annoys him. He wants to become a _________.
What is football player and lawyer?
Lily feels welcome and unwelcome in the Boatwright's home. Who makes her feel this way?
August makes her feel welcomed because she accepts her even though she knows she is lying. June makes her realize how different she is from the others in the house.
She has a child-like mind and is considered different from others.
Who is May?
Conflict is broken into two categories: internal and external. The 4 types of internal and external conflict are...
What is man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. himself?
Lily feels both accepted and unaccepted at the Boatwright house because...
What is, accepted because she is given a chance and taken in even though she is lying AND unaccepted because she realizes how different being white makes her from the Boatwright sisters and the daughter's of Mary.
June's attitude toward Lily changed when______________.
What is during the sprinkler fight?
Lily writes T.Ray an angry letter because he could not tell her this.
What is, her favorite color?
The feisty twin sister...
Who is April?
This occurs in the story when an author gives clues about events to come.
What is foreshadowing?
The reasons Lily and Zach both doubt that they have a future.
What is Zach is black and Lily is an orphan?
Zach refuses to tell on who for doing what, which leads him to going to jail?
What is the friend who threw a bottle at a white man?