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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Study Guide
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
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
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
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters 4 and 5 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 4 and 5 Quiz
1
of 5
What color is the Boatwright house painted?
Blue
Green
Pink
Purple
2
of 5
What is August Boatwright wearing the first time Lily sees her?
A red cloak
A flower crown
A beekeeper's helmet
Nothing, she's naked
3
of 5
What song does May sing whenever she is upset?
Amazing Grace
My Darling Clementine
Oh Susannah
Barbara Allen
4
of 5
How many acres is August Boatwright's bee farm?
6
13
28
33
5
of 5
August explains to Lily that her religion is partly self-invented, but also partly ___.
Baptist
Jewish
Buddhist
Catholic
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