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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapters 2 and 3
Chapters 4 and 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10 and 11
Chapters 12 and 13
Chapter 14
Characters
Character List
Lily Owens
August Boatwright
Zach Taylor
Main Ideas
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Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Racism
Motherliness
Storytelling
Spirituality
Quotes By Section
Chapter 1
Chapters 2 and 3
Chapters 4 and 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10 and 11
Chapters 12 and 13
Chapter 14
Quotes By Character
August Boatwright
Lily Melissa Owens
Zacharyary Taylor
Rosaleen Daise
Terrence Ray (T. Ray) Owens
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
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Character List
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Chapter 1
Chapters 2 and 3
Chapters 4 and 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10 and 11
Chapters 12 and 13
Chapter 14
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Chapters 2 and 3 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 2 and 3 Quiz
1
of 5
After T. Ray retrieves Lily from jail, he tells her that Rosaleen will likely be murdered by ___.
Franklin Posey
Clayton Forrest
Otis Hill
Avery Gatson
2
of 5
What does Lily see in her bedroom that prompts her to run away?
A suitcase
Her own reflection
The empty bee jar
A broken window
3
of 5
After dropping them near Tiburon, what does the man in the pickup truck give Lily and Rosaleen for dinner?
Cantaloupes
Sausage
Sandwiches
A jug of milk
4
of 5
Who does Rosaleen say she dreamed about during the night she and Lily spent by the riverbank?
Frederick Douglas
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
5
of 5
While inside the Frogmore General Store, where does Lily see the image of the Black Mary?
On a honey jar
Floating in the air
Pinned to the wall
On a milk carton
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