Hour Of The Bees

In the book Hour of the Bees, what did dad say that the bumps were on Serge's face?

Bee stings that never fully healed

In the book Hour of the Bees, what was grandpa's health problem?

Dementia

In the book Hour of the Bees, what does Mom say is the witching hour?

That time of the day right before dinner

In what book did dad say that he burned down the barn because of termites?

Hour of the Bees

In what book does a family want to move their grandpa into an assisted living facility?

Hour of the Bees

In what book does a young girl plant a single seed near a scabby old tree stump?

Hour of the Bees

In what book is the main character spending the summer on a dirty sheep ranch with a grandfather that she had never met?

Hour of the Bees

In what book is there a story of a tree that gets chopped down told?

Hour of the Bees

In the book Hour of the Bees, when Lu was crying and crying, what was the big three that mom said he had going on with him?

Mom said Lu was, "hot, hungry, and tired"

In the book Hour of the Bees, what is a word salad?

To arrange words in a way that doesn't make sense

In the book Hour of the Bees, where did the family find Lu when he went missing?

Under the porch

In the book Hour of the Bees, we learn about Raging Waters Day. What is it?

Raging Waters day is for kids who graduate sixth grade. A bus picks them up in the morning, and they swim and talk and play at the water park until closing time

In the book Hour of the Bees, how and when did Grandma Rosa die?

She died of cancer on Carol's birthday

In the book Hour of the Bees, why was grandma at the Olympics?

She was at the Olympics selling scarves

In the book Hour of the Bees, how old was Alta when her parents got married

Alta was four when her parents got married

In the book Hour of the Bees, what item of grandma's did Carol choose to remember her by when dad said that she and Alta should choose a treasure?

Carol chose a simple bracelet. Black bark strung onto a leather strip

In the book Hour of the Bees, what is the name of Grandpa's dog?

Ines

In the book Hour of the Bees, why didn't dad kill the rattle snake that was found under the porch?

It is illegal to kill rattlers

In the book Hour of the Bees, what was the number one goal for the summer?

Not to upset Grandpa

In the book Hour of the Bees, why did a steady stream of bees stop at the planted seed?

The bees were watering the seed, one single drop at a time (bringing back the rain)