SparkNotes: The Secret Life of Bees: Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
In The Secret Life of Bees, what do beehives serve to symbolize?

Fear
Racism
Community
Memory

2 of 5
What object in the novel is a symbol of mothers and motherhood, and also symbolizes Lily’s mother specifically?

Beehives
Photographs
Guns
The Black Mary

3 of 5
What is the common theme of the fourteen epigraphs that precede each chapter?

Love
Racism
Bees
Religion

4 of 5
Which classic work of literature does Lily’s journey with Rosaleen echo?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Bible
Julius Caesar
Jane Eyre

5 of 5
A powerful motif throughout the novel is the search for ___.

Truth
Love
Equality
Mothers

The Secret Life of Bees

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
In The Secret Life of Bees, what do beehives serve to symbolize?

2 of 5
What object in the novel is a symbol of mothers and motherhood, and also symbolizes Lily’s mother specifically?

3 of 5
What is the common theme of the fourteen epigraphs that precede each chapter?

4 of 5
Which classic work of literature does Lily’s journey with Rosaleen echo?

5 of 5
A powerful motif throughout the novel is the search for ___.

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1 of 5 In The Secret Life of Bees, what do beehives serve to symbolize?

2 of 5 What object in the novel is a symbol of mothers and motherhood, and also symbolizes Lily’s mother specifically?

3 of 5 What is the common theme of the fourteen epigraphs that precede each chapter?

4 of 5 Which classic work of literature does Lily’s journey with Rosaleen echo?

5 of 5 A powerful motif throughout the novel is the search for ___.

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CHARACTERS Character List

CHARACTERS Lily Owens: Character Analysis

QUOTES Quotes by Theme

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

Take a Study Break

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1 of 5
In The Secret Life of Bees, what do beehives serve to symbolize?

2 of 5
What object in the novel is a symbol of mothers and motherhood, and also symbolizes Lily’s mother specifically?

3 of 5
What is the common theme of the fourteen epigraphs that precede each chapter?

4 of 5
Which classic work of literature does Lily’s journey with Rosaleen echo?

5 of 5
A powerful motif throughout the novel is the search for ___.