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1984
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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Study Guide
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 Quotes 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
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Further Study
Chapter 9 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 9 Quiz
1
of 5
Who do Lily and August see fighting in the water sprinkler, laughing like children?
Rosaleen and May
June and May
Neil and Zach
Zach and Rosaleen
2
of 5
Which household pest does Lily remember her mother using marshmallows and graham crackers to get rid of?
Spiders
Mice
Roaches
Termites
3
of 5
When Lily and Zach go into town to buy a radiator, they see a crowd of white men amassed outside ___.
The library
The jail
The hospital
The movie theater
4
of 5
What does Zach's friend throw at the white men, for which Zach and all his friends are arrested?
A knife
A brick
A bottle
A spitball
5
of 5
Who tells May that Zach has been arrested?
August
Lily
Neil
Zach's mother
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