Which two settings mark the beginning and end of Lily's journey?

• A. Sylvan, South Carolina and Tiburon, South Carolina.
• B. New York and Boston.
• C. Charleston, South Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina.
• D. Atlanta, Georgia and Nashville, Tennessee.

Answer: (A)

The setting bookends Lily’s journey, showing where she begins and where her growth leads her. Lily starts in Sylvan, South Carolina, a small town where she’s shaped by fear, confusion, and an unsettled home life. The journey reaches its turning point in Tiburon, South Carolina, at the Boatwright sisters’ home, where she finds a sense of family, learns the truth about her mother, and begins to form an identity beyond her past. This shift from Sylvan to Tiburon mirrors her emotional arc—from hiding and surviving to belonging and self-understanding. The other options mix in places that aren’t the narrative bookends for her journey, since they aren’t the start she leaves from or the end where she finds a new family and community.