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Quiz about Inside The Secret Life of Bees

Inside "The Secret Life of Bees" Quiz

This quiz is about the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story by Sue Monk Kidd. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by mohistory88. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mohistory88

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,046

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
499

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Lily's middle name? Hint

Melanie

Mandy

Melissa

Marie

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two presidents is Zach named after? Hint

Roosevelt and Roosevelt

Jefferson and Madison

Lincoln and Taylor

Washington and Adams

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Zach give Lily as a gift? Hint

A car

A suitcase

A dog

His dogtag

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Question 4 of 10

4. What form of punishment is T. Ray's specialty? Hint

Throwing peaches

Putting aoap in her mouth

Spanking

Kneeling on grits

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Boatwright sister kills herself during the present time in the book? Hint

May

June

August

July

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is June's boyfriend and eventual fiancee? Hint

Tad

Daniel

Neil

Mike

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does T. Ray ban Lily from doing while she is in the peach stand? Hint

Talking

Drawing

Reading

Sleeping

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Question 8 of 10

8. What name does Lily call T. Ray at the beginning of the book? Hint

Daddy

Dad

T. Ray

Father

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who does T. Ray think Lily is during the climatic fight? Hint

August

Lily

Deborah

Rosaleen

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who REALLY killed Deborah? Hint

T. Ray

Lily

Rosaleen

Ms. Lacy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Lily's middle name?

Answer: Melissa

Melissa is a perfect middle name for this book since it means "honey bee" in Greek.

2. Which two presidents is Zach named after?

Answer: Lincoln and Taylor

Zach's full name is Zachary Lincoln Taylor.

3. What does Zach give Lily as a gift?

Answer: His dogtag

This is considered between them a promise that they will be with each other in the future. For now, their relationship is very risky. Zach also gives Lily a notebook.

4. What form of punishment is T. Ray's specialty?

Answer: Kneeling on grits

Lily dreads this; we see the punishment being done when T. Ray thinks that Lily is out with a boy. Lily isn't really but laughs at the fact that he thinks she is. Lily is really unpopular.

5. Which Boatwright sister kills herself during the present time in the book?

Answer: May

May is really sensitive to everyone else's pain. She is really sensitive since her twin, April, killed herself many years before the sisters meet Lily.

6. Who is June's boyfriend and eventual fiancee?

Answer: Neil

June and Neil have been dating for a while but she refuses to get engaged due to being left at the altar by a previous man. May's suicide spearheads her decision, much to August's relief!

7. What does T. Ray ban Lily from doing while she is in the peach stand?

Answer: Reading

Lily thinks this is ridiculous because she will be bored out of her mind if she doesn't read. This is one of the reasons that Lily wants to escape from her dad.

8. What name does Lily call T. Ray at the beginning of the book?

Answer: T. Ray

Lily doesn't think of T. Ray as a "daddy". So, she calls him by his first name.

9. Who does T. Ray think Lily is during the climatic fight?

Answer: Deborah

T. Ray is very frustrated that Lily has left him. In his rage, he thinks his daughter is his wife leaving him again. He finally snaps out of calling Lily "Deborah" when she finally calls him "Daddy".

10. Who REALLY killed Deborah?

Answer: Lily

T. Ray has been telling Lily that she killed her mom but Lily doesn't believe him due to her blurred memory of the event. At the very end, it turns out that T. Ray was being serious about it and not lying to cover his own hind end.

Source: Author mohistory88

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