Show:
Characters
Beginning
Middle
End
Connections
100
The protagonist and narrator of the story; sees the Daughters of Mary and Rosaleen as her new mothers
Who is Lily Owens
100
What is the conflict?
Lily wants to learn more about her morher
100
What do the Boatwright sisters do for a loving?
They make honey
100
What does Lily promise to do for Zach while he’s in jail
Write in her journal about him
100
What is the setting
Tiburon, South Carolina
200
The antagonist of the story; abusive father that made kneeling on grits a punishment
Who is T. Ray Owens
200
What is the inciting moment?
The moment where Rosaleen was attacked for pouring spit on white men’s shoes while walking to register to vote with Lily
200
What happens to Lily at the first Daughters of Mary meeting?
She faints when trying to touch the Black Mary’s heart
200
What is the climax?
August and Lily’s conversation about Deborah
200
What is the theme of the story?
People are born a certain way but change as life goes on
300
A twin that uses a “wailing wall” to cope with her sadness for the world
Who is May Boatwright
300
What does Lily find in the box with her mother’s belongings?
A pair of gloves, a picture of the black Mary with “Tiburon, S.C.” scratched in, and a picture of her mom
300
Why does May kill herself?
She hears that Zach is in jail and is overwhelmed
300
What does Lily find in the hatbox that August gives to her?
A whale pin, a brush, and a mirror
300
What are Lily’s emotions towards Deborah?
Anger and Understanding
400
Man at the Frogmore Stew General Store who tells Lily about August Boatwright
Who is Mr. Grady
400
What do the kids at Lily’s school make fun of her for?
Living on a peach farm
400
Who does Zach and Lily deliver honey to first?
Clayton Forrest and Miss Lacy
400
Who is at the house when T. Ray decides to surrender Lily?
Lily, the Boatwrights, Rosaleen, and the Daughters of Mary
400
What keeps Zach and Lily from being together?
Racism
500
Clayton Forrest’s secretary who reveals Lily’s location to her father
Who is Miss Lacy
500
What happens at the river that Lily and Rosaleen ran away to?
They argue that Deborah could have left Lily
500
What colour is the house and why?
Pink because it keeps May happy
500
What does Lunelle give to Lily?
A tall gold hat
500
Why does T. Ray freak out at the Boatwright’s house
He is reminded of Deborah and how much he loved her