Secret Life of bees

Chapter 11

1. How does Lily describe Zach? She describes her as hardworking.

9. What happens in Lily's room at night?

At night, bees start coming through the walls and flying all around. She comes and wakes up T Ray and when they come back in the bees are all gone.

4. Who else will be helping Lily with her job?

Daniel, who is the main helper with the bees.

3. What does Lily's note to T. Ray say?

Dear T. Ray, don't bother looking for me. Lily. P.S. People who telll lies should rot in hell.

7. What does Zach give Lily and why?

He gives her a notebook because he wants her to start writing.

6. Who was Clayton Forrest?

He is the attorney that Lily and Zach go to.

2. When the policeman arrives, what is he most concerned about?

He was mostly concerned about Lily and Rosaleen and that they are doing there.

7. What does Zach promise Lily?

He will come back and they will be together.

1. How does the introductory quote describe the queen bee?

It describes it as the head bee,

4. How does a vigil help the living?

It helps the living say goodbye.

6. Why do they drape the hives?

It helps them so the bees won't escape when someone dies.

3. Why is August 15th a special day?

It is because Mary died.

2. What does Zach want to become and why is it hard for Lily to imagine it?

It is hard to have lily to imagine it because she does not see him working that hard. He wants to be a lawyer.

8. How does this quote relate to the events and characters in this chapter? Be specific.

It relates to the chapter because it forshadows them leaving home.

5. Describe the stone wall Lily finds.

It was peaceful, but confusing at the same time.

1. Why was July 28th an unusual day?

It was unusual because people went over Niagara Falls in barrels.

7. Describe the drive-by funeral home.

It's an old bank, and you can drive through and pay your respects.

2. What job did each sister have before they began keeping bees?

June used to dress dead poeple, which Lily thought was a perfect task for june. August was a housekeeper.

10. What does Lily have of her mother's, and where does she keep these things?

Lily has a cloth, a picture of an African American Mary, and a picture of her mother.

2. What does Lily hear June and August saying about her?

Lily hears them talking about her grandmother and questioning the things she is saying.

3. What does Lily imagine doing with her mother in paradise?

Lily imagines her mother brushing her hair.

4. Describe Lily, the narrator.

Lily lives with her sister Rosaleen and has an abusive father. She has a mother, but she was killed. Lilies only memory of her mother is the day she died

2. What do you think it means when Lily says, "People who think dying is the worst thing dont know a thing about life?

Lily means her life is very hard, and she thinks dying is easy and life is hard.

7. Describe Lily's mother's death, as Lily remembers it.

Lily remebers everything clearly until the last moment. She remebers someone pulling out a gun and then it dropping on the floor. The next thing she remebers is a gunshot and her mother was dead.

3. August agrees to let them stay. What will Lily and Rosaleen's duties be?

Lily will help with the bees and Rosaleen will help inside the house.

5. Why did they have a special lunch of fried okra and pork chops?

May had not been to the wailing wall in 5 days.

1. Describe May and some of her personalities.

May is simple and calm. She wants to know about Lily. She reminds her of her mother.

3. Summarize the story of Our lady of chains.

Obadiah retrieves the statue, and he hears the statue reassure him that she will take care of him. He brings the statue to the prayer house, and another slave named Pearl explains that the statue is the mother of Jesus. The people celebrate the statue and find strength from touching her heart. Soon, the master discovers the statue and chains it to a barn. Soon, however, the statue is found to have broken the chains.

4. Lily finds out Rosaleen is no longer in jail. Where is Rosaleen and why?

Rosaleen is in the hospital because after Lily left the guys came back and beat her up until she said sorry. She never did.

8. What does Rosaleen watch on tv? Why is this important to her?

Rosaleen watches the Civil Rights Movement. She watches the signing of this movement. She watches this because she needs a perfect signature to vote.

5. Describe Lily's escape plan for Rosaleen.

Rosaleen would stay in bed until Lily distracted the officer and then they would run out.

7. Why did Lily call T. Ray and how did T. Ray respond?

She called to see if he knew what her favorite color was to see if he knew anything about her. He was so mad at her and woukdnt stop saying how much trouble she was gojng to be in and to tell him where she was.

2. Who is on the picture Lily keeps with her and why is it unique?

She carries around an african american mary. It is unique because it was her mothers and she is the same color as the picture and it has a honey jar on it.

3. What does Lily confess to August?

She confesses she killed her mother.

3. Why was Lily affected when August told her, "You can't be a true beekeeper without getting stung"

She does not want to get stung. Now lily got stung and she now feels like she has a different job.

7. What does Lily find out about her mother from May?

She finds out her mother was just like May. She also does the same thing to get the bugs out the same way with graham crackers

4. How did Lily feel when the bees were surrounding her?

She first felt really scared, but then she got really calm. She let them surround her until she couldnt see anything. She thought of her mother, and how she loved animals.

9. What does Lily do in the middle of the night?

She had a dream of where she would be if she never ran away. She then went to go get a drink of water. She is lonely.

8. What does Lily do after calling T. Ray?

She hangs up and just sits there. She is very happy she is where she is. She then wrote a letter to him but just threw it out.

4. Why is Lily nervous while in the honey wagon?

She is nervous something will happen. She is also with Zach.

4. Why does Lily have to steal the chewing tobacco (snuff)?

She is stealing that because of Rosaleen. After all, Rosaleen has been through a lot and she should at least have her snuff.

1. What does May do in response to the about Zach?

She is very shocked and does not sing oh susana, she just goes and insists to go to the wall alone. The sisters later went out to look for her and found her in the river dead. May killed herself.

6. What happened to April Boatwright?

She kills herself.

2. How did August know Lily's mother?

She knew her because she worked for her when her mother was a child.

5. Why does Lily not want her mother as much now?

She loves august a lot, and thinks of her as her mother.

5. Why does Rosaleen move into May's room?

She moves because Zach is staying there.

5. What does Lunelle offer Lily?

She offers her food and clothes.

Why does Lily plan to visit August Boatwright's house?

She plans to go there because that is the name on the honey jar. In the store she sees jars of honey and that was the name on it.

6. Who is Rosaleen? When realize Rosaleen loved her?

She realized she loved her when she baught her a cake for her birthday.

3. What lies does she tell the policeman?

She says she is going to visit her grandmother soon and that her parents died a different way. She also says Rosaleen is her nanny.

2. What lie does Lily tell the sisters about her and Rosaleen?

She says that her parents both died. She also lied about how the mother died.

2. What does August serve as a special dessert?

She serves cooked peanuts.

3. What lie does Lily tell the man at the general store?

She tells him that she is visiting her grandma, rose, who lives in the town.

6. Why does Lily get nervous when August tells her about the book she is reading?

She thinks she knows about her lie. She plans on telling August, but she is nervous.

5. Why did Lily want August to love her?

She wants her to love her because she loves the feeling and wants another person to love her. She also thinks of her as her mother almost.

6. What is May doing in the kitchen that reminds Lily of her mother?

Sings and acts innocent and calm. She also sings the same songs.

1. Who picks up Lily from jail?

T Ray picks lily up from jail.

2. What is the "truth" that T. Ray tells Lily about her mother?

T. Ray tells Lily that her mother didnt love her. He also said that if she was alive and were to come back she would just get her stuff and leave.

1. Who is the honey label picture based on?

The honey label is based on the Black Mary, or the Our Lady of Chains. She is from Breznichar. Her mother collected cards from different places.

3. Why did the sisters paint the house pink?

The house was painted pink because of May. It made her feel happy that the color was elaborate.

1. Read the quote at the beginning of Chapter Three. Who is most likely the "elusive queen" in this chapter

The most exclusive queen is the black madana

1. What is the setting (time and place) of the novel?

The setting of the story is South Carolina, 1964.

5. According to the chapter, historical events were happening at the time?

The signing of the civil rights act, and racism in some states.

4. Summarize the story of beatrix the nun.

Then August tells Lily a story about a nun named Beatrix who runs away but is replaced by a stand-in Mary while she is gone. Lily wonders if Mary is standing in for her back in Sylvan with T. Ray but doubts that something like that could be true.

1. Name and briefly describe each of the Boatwright sisters.

They each have a name from a month. They are all sweat, but May is curious. August says they can stay as long as they like, but Lily lies to her so August is asking them a lot of questions.

3. What do June and Neil fight about?

They fight about why they were never together. Neil once again asks for Junes hand, but June will not say yes because of her last husband leaving her on the altar

2. What did they have to do to save the bees?

They had to give them sugar water to cool them off. It is the hottest day of the year.

8. List the events in order from the scene outside the auto parts store.

They looked at Zachs car and

4. How to they prepare and celebrate August 15th?

They prepare food.

4. Summarize the scene with the sprinkler.

They ran thriugh the sprinkler and lily sprayed june with the water. June was mad at first, but then they got in a play fight and Lily won and at the end June and Lily laid on the floor and laughed.

7. Where do they spend the night?

They spend the night by the river.

2. How do the daughters of mary dress for their sunday service?

They wear nice and formal and appropriate. They dressed alike in bright yellow skirts and white blouses, though they wore different hats.

5. Lily calls her dad T. Ray. did What Lily does that suggest about their relationship?

This suggests she is not very close with her dad. They dont have a good father daughter relatonship. She does not want to call him dad.

6. Why does Lily choose Tiburon as a destination?

Tiburon is the place on the postcard.

1. Why wont June marry Niel?

When won't marry Neil because he works for her and it would be weird

1. What is zachs full name and why?

Zach Lincoln Taylor. It is because of the president.

4. What did lily realize when she was unable to touch the heart of the statue?

so when Lily went to touch the statue, June stopped playing the cello and Lily stopped the motion, and there wasn't anything wrong with her touching it, but obviously not everyone was comfortable enough with Lily, namely June, who was later bothered by August for being a poor hostess.