tended took care of drone worker – – griddle stove top ho-hum casual – – sizzled immobilized motionless – – stupefied immobilized skittish uneasy – – psychiatric mental nauseating sickening – – peculiar very strange voodoo – – commissioned given the job involuntarily unintentionally – – plaited braided trolling fishing – – complete apprentice assistant learning the job – – eighth wonder one of the amazing things forfeited given up – – demoralized spiritless absurdities strange things – – melancholy very sad French Provincial style of furniture – – lamenting mourning crocheted made with needlework – – unfertilized unable to reproduce ignoramuses idiots – – What is the simile Lily uses to describe her heart? What does Lily believe people would rather die than do? What does Lily find under her cot? Why does Lily she must have loved her collection of hurts and wounds”? (Pg. 278) “little What is the nature of the world?” (Pg. 279) “peculiar How does the mention of the wedding hat and wedding cake provide some comic relief? What does August say to June while looking at Lily? is Rosaleen going? Why does Lily think both she and Zach are to misery?” (Pg. 283) “doomed Why does Lily run up the stairs Rosaleen? When Lily cleans out the honey house that night, she finally figures out why she has been carrying around the mouse bones. What does she think? What is Lily’s last thought as she drifts off to sleep?
tended – took care of griddle – stove top sizzled – stupefied – immobilized psychiatric – mental peculiar – very strange commissioned – given the job plaited – braided – complete eighth wonder – one of the amazing things demoralized – spiritless melancholy – very sad lamenting – mourning unfertilized – unable to reproduce drone – worker ho-hum – casual immobilized – motionless skittish – uneasy nauseating – sickening voodoo – involuntarily – unintentionally trolling – fishing apprentice – assistant learning the job forfeited – given up absurdities – strange things French Provincial – style of furniture crocheted – made with needlework ignoramuses – idiots What is the simile Lily uses to describe her heart? What does Lily believe people would rather die than do? What does Lily find under her cot? Why does Lily she must have loved her “little collection of hurts and wounds”? (Pg. 278) What is the “peculiar nature of the world?” (Pg. 279) How does the mention of the wedding hat and wedding cake provide some comic relief? What does August say to June while looking at Lily? is Rosaleen going? Why does Lily think both she and Zach are “doomed to misery?” (Pg. 283) Why does Lily run up the stairs Rosaleen? When Lily cleans out the honey house that night, she finally figures out why she has been carrying around the mouse bones. What does she think? What is Lily’s last thought as she drifts off to sleep?