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Characters
Backround
Themes
Plot
Tone/Mood
100
August shows Lily that women can live without men
What does August teach Lily on women's power?
100
Bomb drill
Which evacuation did Lily's school practice?
100
A mother's heart
What does the Black Mary's heart symbolize?
100
Her father was abusive so she wanted to escape.
Why did Lily run away from her father's house?
100
The tone of the scene where Lily was breaking the jars was anger
What was the tone when Lily was breaking the honey jars?
200
Zach wants to be a lawyer and Lily wants to be a writer.
What does Zach and Lily want to be when they grow up?
200
It lowers her
Why did the officer want Lily to leave the Boatwright sisters' house?
200
The police was there
Why did Lily think that the men won't do anything to Rosaleen in chapter one?
200
Lily had a picture of the Black Mary from her mother
What motivated Lily to go see the Boatwright sisters?
200
The mood of T. Ray's actions against Lily is disturbing
What is the mood of T. Ray's abusive actions towards Lily?
300
She was too depressed
Why did May commit suicide?
300
Mrs. Henry told Lily to be a writer or a teacher and at the time that was one of the few jobs that was open to women
What does Mrs. Henry encourages Lily to do and how does this contribute to Lily's society?
300
Lily did not think that African women were as smart as her
What evidence of prejudice did Lily show at the beginning of the chapter?
300
Lily became really angry at her mother and she ended up breaking the honey jars
What was Lily's reaction when August told her more about her mother and what had happened before she died?
300
The mood of Mary day was happy
What is the mood of Mary day?
400
August used to work for Deborah's mom so June takes that out on Lily
Why does June not like Lily?
400
The civil rights movement motivated Rosaleen to vote
How did the civil rights movement affect Rosaleen at the beginning of the chapter?
400
Lily learns to stop daydreaming and to start looking at reality
What does Lily learn despise racism, women power, and death?
400
May left a note for her sisters telling them to start living and they did starting with June finally accepting a marriage proposal
How did life change for the Boatwright sisters after May's death?
400
The mood of the novel is inspirational because of the main protagonist goes through a lot but she still manages to be okay
What is the mood of the novel?
500
She thought her mother would be a very nice person
How does Lily imagine her mother like before she knew the truth?
500
Through his abusive behavior T. Ray teaches Lily to always be the victim and this shows that T. Ray has no respect for women
What does T. Ray teach Lily through his abusive behavior and what does this show his character?
500
August uses the beehives to teach Lily about the life cycle
What does August teach Lily using beehives?
500
One of his friends hit a guy and no one told who it was so they just arrested everyone
Why did Zach get arrested?
500
The tone of the entire novel is serious because it discusses real issues like racism, death, child abuse etc.
What is the overall tone of the novel?