Identify Tica Tee.

Identify Tica Tee.

• A. A neighbor Lily meets at the boat dock
• B. A book character mentioned in a diary
• C. Lily's mother's imaginary friend from childhood
• D. A nickname for Lily's mother

Answer: (C)

Tica Tee is a detail from Lily’s mother’s past, not a current or living person in Lily’s present. The name is described as an imaginary friend that Lily’s mother had during her own childhood. This matters because the novel uses such memories to reveal Deborah’s inner life and how Lily comes to understand her mother’s history. So it isn’t a neighbor Lily meets at the boat dock, nor a character named in a diary, nor a nickname for Lily’s mother. It stands as Deborah’s childhood imaginary friend.

Tica Tee is a detail from Lily’s mother’s past, not a current or living person in Lily’s present. The name is described as an imaginary friend that Lily’s mother had during her own childhood. This matters because the novel uses such memories to reveal Deborah’s inner life and how Lily comes to understand her mother’s history. So it isn’t a neighbor Lily meets at the boat dock, nor a character named in a diary, nor a nickname for Lily’s mother. It stands as Deborah’s childhood imaginary friend.