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1
What does Lily dream about her mother in this chapter?
Lily dreams her mother has a cockroach body.
Lily dreams her mother is the Grim Reaper.
Lily dreams her mother is a hired assassin.
Lily dreams that T-Ray shot Deborah and blamed it on Lily.
2
Which of the following is NOT an example of how T. Ray treats Lily?
He does not recognize her birthdays.
He locks her in her room without supper as punishment.
He discourages her from reading.
He won't take her to school activities like sporting events on Saturdays.
3
Who has a major fight with June in this chapter?
August
Zach
Neil
Lily
4
Who is the first person in Lily’s life to tell her she can be more than a beautician?
Teacher Mrs. Henry
T-Ray
Preacher Gerald
Rosaleen
5
Who talks T-Ray into leaving Lily in Tiburon?
Rosaleen
June
August
Mr. Forester, the lawyer
6
What is the Marth White punishment?
Working for a mean lady named Martha White
A major spanking with a belt
Kneeling on grits
Standing on one leg for 2 hours
7
How is May like Lily’s mother in regards to bugs?
They are afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
They spray them with a mixture of perfume and pesticide.
They try to get bugs out of the house without hurting them.
They hate bugs and squash them immediately.
8
Where is August originally from?
Raleigh, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Miami, Florida
Richmond, Virginia
9
At the creek, Lily goes swimming, but Rosaleen refuses to get in the water.
True
False
10
What makes Rosaleen jealous in this chapter?
May takes Lily to the movies.
June gives Lily a locket.
August and Lily spend a lot of time together.
The sisters like Lily better.
11
Who goes to visit Zach in jail?
Rosaleen and Lily
August and Lily
June and August
May and June
12
What does Lily see May do about the roaches in the kitchen that stuns Lily?
May builds them a little house out of Popsicle sticks.
May sprays them with insecticide & stomps on them to be sure they are dead
May makes them a pool out of an old plastic container.
May tries to lure them out of the house with marshmallows & graham crackers
13
Rosaleen and Lily hitch a ride and get dropped off close to Tiburon, S.C.
False
True
14
August and June kept May’s body in a drive-by funeral home where you could pay your respects from your car.
False
True
15
Who helps Lily clean the honey house?
June
August
Rosaleen
Zach
16
What does Lily steal at the store?
snuff
food
coca-cola
a newspaper
17
For a few moments, T-Ray mistakes Lily for whom?
Deborah
His sister
Rosaleen
His mother
18
What made June decide to never get married?
Her religion does not allow marriage.
She was stood up at the altar once.
The sisters vowed to never marry.
Past boyfriends cheated on her.
19
Lily has a picture of a black Mary that was her mother's. In Tiburon, Lily sees the same exact picture on what product?
honey
lipstick
lotion
sweet tea
20
What important achievement does Rosaleen make in this chapter?
She goes back to school to get her diploma.
She registers to vote.
She learns to read.
She filed charges against the men who beat her.
21
Which of the following does August say to Lily?
“Always treat others like you want to be treated.”
“Never get married!”
“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.”
“You can be what you want to be.”
22
The ladies who attend church with the sisters wear an item that is a bold fashion statement. What is it?
Large gold cross necklaces
Elaborate hats
Black Mary pictures pinned to their tops
Silver-glittered shoes
23
What does Lily ask T. Ray before he pulls out of the driveway?
She asks if her mother really left her.
She asks if T. Ray ever really loved her at all.
She asks if she really did kill her mother.
She asks if she can keep the whale pin.
24
From August’s story, what did the slave named Obadiah find washed up on the shore?
A bottle containing an important message.
An oyster with an extremely large, valuable pearl inside.
A treasure chest of jewels to share with the slaves.
A wooden statue of a woman.
25
T. Ray tells Lily that the law will keep Rosaleen safe, so she doesn’t need to worry about Rosaleen any more.
False
True
26
Where does August Boatwright let Rosaleen and Lily sleep?
August's room
porch
honey house
Parlor
27
What is the word that August and Lily discuss a lot in this chapter? (Eskimo language has 32 words for it)
Hope
Grace
Forgiveness
Love
28
Where do the Boatwright sisters and their friends go to church?
At the Wailing Wall
Tiburon Church of Christ
The sisters’ pink house
Adams Street Baptist Church
29
What does Lily do that softens June and makes her laugh?
Lily contacts Neil to come over.
Lily has a long talk with June.
Lily gives June a funny nickname.
Lily sprays June with water.
30
August and June felt uneasy because they never found a suicide note.
False
True
31
What color is the honey when bees drink from elderberries instead of flower nectar?
Purple
Pink
Black
LightBlue
32
Which of the following does NOT happen in this chapter?
Lily lies
Lily and Rosaleen check into a hotel.
Lily steals
Lily checks the newspaper for news about Rosaleen and her.
33
Where does Rosaleen move in this chapter?
Into May’s room
Into the spare sewing room in the pink house
To a boarding home nearby
To Maryland to be with family
34
Name one item Lily has of her mother’s that she keeps in a box hidden away from T.Ray.
honeycomb
peaches
A piece of wood with Mary on it
a hairbrush
35
Deborah had an imaginary friend as a child.
True
False
36
What happened years ago that changed May and made her unable to cope with sorrow?
She was abused.
Her mother died when May was young.
She witnessed a brutal murder.
Her twin sister committed suicide.
37
Lily tells the policeman that she is an orphan.
True
False
38
What idea did August and June come up with to help May deal with her sadness?
Breathing exercises
Acupuncture
Painting a calm scene
Wailing wall
39
Why has August never married?
She wants to be free from another’s demands.
She is scared to commit
She and her sisters vowed not to.
She never fell in love
40
As Lily reaches out to touch the heart of the statue, what does June do?
June steps in front of the statue.
June shouts, “No, you are not allowed!”
June passes out.
June stops playing the cello.
41
Lily tells quite a few lies in this chapter. Which of the following is NOT one?
Lily pretends to be the jailer's wife and calls the hospital
Lily wears a nurse costome and tells the nurse Rosaleen has been released
Lily tells the preacher Rosaleen wassigning hymn when attacked
Lily tells the preacher Rosaleen is deaf
42
Why is Zach arrested?
He didn't give up the name of the friend who threw a bottle at a white man.
He stole a book from the lawyer’s office.
He took Lily to the movies, and they sat together in the “colored section.”
He refused to give up his seat on a public bus to a white man.
43
How does June use her musical talents for good?
She teaches children to play instruments.
She plays for those who are dying
She plays in charity concerts
She plays the organ at church.
44
Why did August decide to paint the house pink?
She wanted her house to stand out.
Pink is August’s favorite color.
The color made May happy.
It was the only color left at the store.
45
Rosaleen helps explain Lily’s predicament to August.
True
False
46
What does Rosaleen take from the church?
A bible
A hymnal
A pen to sign her name at the voter registry
paper fans
47
Why was Neil acting so jittery the morning of Mary Day?
He is about to break up with June & doesn’t know how to let her down easy.
He plans to ask June to marry him but isn’t sure if she will say “Yes.”
He forgot to bring the necessary ingredients for the Mary cake.
He is about to be named principal of the 1st integrated school in his town.
48
What does Lily really want for her birthday?
Make up
A silver charm bracelet
A locket necklace with a picture of her mother
New clothes so the mean girls don’t whisper about her.
49
What is Lily’s favorite color?
Red
Yellow
Pink
Blue
50
Who is Our Lady of Chains?
A slave who escaped
Black Mary
A woman in charge of the Underground Railroad
The slave owner’s wife
51
T. Ray sees Lily escaping through the corn fields, but he doesn’t care enough about her to try to stop her from leaving.
False
True
52
Which of the following actually happened in this chapter?
June apologized to Lily for being so rough on her in the beginning.
The Mary Day celebration had to be postponed due to heavy rain.
Lily found a poem in the Wall that May had written about her sisters’ love.
Zach decides to become a police officer instead of a lawyer.
53
What is the sisters’ religion?
Catholic with a variety mixed in.
Methodist and Baptist combined.
Athiest
Baptist with some Catholic mixed in.
54
Which of the following does Lily do while waiting for Zach at the lawyer’s office?
Steals a letter opener
Calls her dad on the office phone.
Writes Zack a love note.
Asks the lawyer about pressing child abuse charges.
55
Lily tells Zach about some mean boys that cruelly teased her. What did they do?
Put a necklace of dead and dying fish around her neck.
Pulled ugly dresses over their pants to mock how she dressed.
Stole her clothes from the locker room and hung them on the flag pole
Put a frog in her locker
56
What does T. Ray reveal about Lily’s mother (Deborah) that devastates Lily?
Deborah left Lily and only came back to get her own belongings, not Lily.
Deborah had a severe drinking problem and had to seek professional help.
Deborah really isn’t dead; she has been in an insane asylum for years.
Deborah is alive and living a nearby town but doesn’t want to see Lily.
57
May drowned herself in the river near the Wailing Wall.
True
False
58
August knew Lily’s mother because she purchased honey from August every week.
False
True
59
What does Lily wash and carry around in her pocket that seems odd?
Two dead cockroaches
A pair of May’s socks
Her mother’s hair from the hairbrush
Mouse bones
60
Deborah married T. Ray because she was pregnant with Lily
True
False
61
At the end of chapter 5, what does Lily do with her mother’s name to try to feel better?
Lily writes it on her arm with a marker and kisses it.
Lily draws it on the ground with honey and sleeps beside it.
Lily writes it on paper and holds it over her heart.
Lily writes it on paper and slips it in the wall May constructed.
62
When Lily goes to the jail to see Rosaleen, she isn’t there. Where has Rosaleen gone?
another jail nearby
court
hospital
morgue
63
How does Lily explain where her parents are?
She says they are both dead.
She says they are both in jail.
She says they are waiting for her in Virginia with her aunt.
She says they are on a trip and have not returned.
64
What profession does Zach want to pursue?
Dentist
Professional football player
Lawyer
Newspaper reporter
65
Where does Lily get the idea to go to Tiburon, South Carolina?
She saw it on a letter in her mother’s belongings.
The name was on the back of her mother’s wooden block.
She knew that Rosaleen had family there and would be safe.
She heard T. Ray talk about Deborah living there as a child.
66
Why does Rosaleen get beaten at the jail?
She curses at the jailer and other prisoners.
She refuses to apologize for snuff juice incident.
She spits in the jailer’s face and stomps on his foot.
She tells the jailer she will register to vote when she gets out of jail.
67
Lily learns that her mother never ran off and left her. T. Ray was lying about that part.
False
True
68
What song does May sing when she is upset?
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
“Happy Birthday”
“Oh! Susanna”
“She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain”
69
How old is Lily when the book begins?
15
12
14
13
70
What do the people do to the statue of Mary at the celebration that seems unusual?
Eat off of the statue.
Carve their initials in the statue.
Bathe the statue in honey.
Pour gasoline on it and light it on fire.
71
What did Lily do to express her anger about her mother leaving her?
Throw jars of honey.
Break her mother’s things.
Shoot darts at her mother’s picture.
Tear her mother’s picture into many pieces.
72
Which item was NOT in Deborah’s box of belongings that August gives Lily?
Hairbrush
Picture
Watch
Pocket mirror
73
What was the controversy surrounding the rumors about the movie star Jack Palance who was coming to Tiburon?
He was coming to register black voters.
He was very violent.
He was a major racist.
He was planning to sit with a black woman at the movies.
74
In what year does the novel take place?
1957
1962
1964
1944
75
The store owner compares the color of August Boatwright’s house to _______.
Pepto-Bismol
Alka-Seltzer
Honey
Sugar
76
Rosaleen comments that Lily treats her like a pet dog.
False
True
77
What does Rosaleen do while in town that makes white men so mad?
Registers to vote at the courthouse.
Tells a white man that he is an idiot.
Pours snuff juice on white men’s shoes
Stomps on a white man’s foot.
78
Which of the following is NOT done in preparation of Mary Day?
The statue of Mary is put in chains.
New dresses are purchased.
Honey cakes are made.
Christmas lights are hung.
79
What excuse does Lily give for her journey to this town?
She is on her way to her aunt’s house in Virginia.
She is helping register black people to vote.
She escaped from an abusive boarding school situation.
She is helping Rosaleen get back to her family.
80
How do bees warn people that they are getting too close?
They secrete a foul odor.
They make an unusual warning sound.
They bump into a people’s foreheads.
They buzz around backwards.
81
Which of the following is NOT true of Zach in this chapter?
He has become more aggressive since being jailed.
He tells Lily they cannot be together yet, but they will someday.
He buys Lily another journal since she filled hers up with writing.
He kisses Lily on the lips.
82
What does May eat every morning that can’t have any spots on it?
Banana
Apple
Nectarine
Orange
83
The policeman recognized Rosaleen from a wanted poster, but he didn’t turn her in because he knew she would be killed.
True
False
84
What unusual dessert to both Lily and August enjoy?
Powdered donuts
Chocolate cake drizzled with honey
Fruit salad sprinkled with cheese
Coke and peanuts
85
Which sister doesn’t seem to like Lily and Rosaleen’s presence in the house?
April
May
June
August
86
What does T-Ray do for a living?
Used car salesman
Peach orchard owner
Mechanic
Lawn care company owner
87
Who does Lily and Rosaleen NOT meet at the Boatright’s house?
July
May
June
August
88
What event causes Lily to realize Rosaleen really does love her?
Rosaleen rescues Lily from a rabid dog.
Rosaleen tells "Happy Birthday!"
Roasleen asks to adopt Lily
Rosaleen stands up to T. Ray for Lily’s pet.
89
When T-Ray arrives at August’s house, what is Lily wearing that catches his attention?
A gold whale pin
A watch that belonged to Deborah
A new dress
A locket with Deborah’s picture
90
Lily mentions several famous people in this chapter. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Robert Frost
91
What will Lily be doing at August’s house in exchange for room and board?
Cleaning house
Helping make honey
Working at the General Store
Cooking
