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The Secret Garden Quiz

Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Secret Garden Quiz

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1)

How did Mrs. Sowerby get her gift for Mary? (from Chapter 8, "The Robin Who Showed the Way")

She asked one of her daughters to give it to her.
She traded cooking for it.
She made it.
She bought it with part of Martha's wages.
2)

What does Dickon's mother say about the skylark's song in the morning? (from Chapter 26, "It's Mother!")

They are laughing.
They are singing the doxology.
They are praising God.
They are praying.
3)

What does Mary call the Garden in her mind after she finds it? (from Chapter 10, "Dickon")

The Secret Garden.
Lily's Garden.
Mary's Garden.
The Garden of Eden.
4)

What does Mary tell Martha she wants after her first time inside the Secret Garden? (from Chapter 9, "The Strangest House")

A knife.
Some seeds.
A rake.
A spade.
5)

Why is Dickon sure that someone has been in the garden during the past 10 years? (from Chapter 11, "The Nest of the Missel Thrush")

There are some tools left behind.
There is a pile of clippings.
There has been some pruning done.
There are annual seeds planted.
6)

What surprises Martha about Mary's chance meeting Collin? (from Chapter 14, "A Young Rajah")

His nurse was not there.
He did not throw a tantrum.
She did not get lost on her way.
She was able to find him.
7)

What does Ben suggest that Collin do to show thanks to the garden and its magic? (from Chapter 26, "It's Mother!")

Go to church.
Write his father.
Say the Lord's prayer.
Sing the Doxology.
8)

Who tells Mr. Craven that his wife is in her garden? (from Chapter 27, "In the Garden")

His own thoughts.
A fortune teller.
She does, in a dream.
A letter from Susan Sowerby.
9)

What does Mary realize about herself as she talks with Collin the night she first meets him? (from Chapter 13, "I Am Colin")

She is greedy.
She is sick.
She is lonely.
She is spoiled.
10)

How does Mary spend most of her days after finding the Garden? (from Chapter 10, "Dickon")

Planting her new seeds.
Talking to the Robin.
Digging and weeding.
Running and jumping.
11)

What does Collin say once he is in the Garden? (from Chapter 20, "I Shall Live Forever")

"I can feel my mother here."
"I am happy for the first time in my life."
"I shall win my father's love."
"I shall get well."
12)

What does Mary find in the Garden when she is finally able to return to it after all the rain? (from Chapter 15, "Nest Building")

A crow.
A small finch family.
The robin.
A hawk.
13)

How many people does Mary like after meeting Dickon? (from Chapter 11, "The Nest of the Missel Thrush")

4.
5.
7.
12.
14)

Why does Mary say no one has ever called Collin out on his rudeness? (from Chapter 23, "Magic")

The pitied him.
They hated him.
They loved him.
They feared him.
15)

How does Mary get her request to Dickon for what she thinks she needs in the Secret Garden? (from Chapter 9, "The Strangest House")

Mary finds him in the garden and tells him.
Mary asks Martha to ask him.
Mary asks the robin to tell him.
Martha dictates a letter for her.
16)

Why is Mary so exultant when she comes to see Collin the morning after his tantrum? (from Chapter 19, "It Has Come!")

Spring has come.
Her uncle is on his way home.
Dickon is here.
The wind is blowing.
17)

Who joins the circle that Collin creates as he tells Mary and Dickon of his future plans? (from Chapter 23, "Magic")

Animals.
The wind.
Ben.
The robin.
18)

What does Mary do when she hears what caused Collin's hysterics? (from Chapter 17, "A Tantrum")

Tells him that Medlock is a fool and he is fine.
Writes a dictated letter to his father.
Inspects his spine.
Promises to visit every day.
19)

What has Dickon added to Collin's daily routine in an effort to help him get stronger faster? (from Chapter 25, "The Curtain")

Prayers.
Exercises.
More food.
Chants in a circle.
20)

What sensation is Mr. Craven overcome with as he sits in a garden far away? (from Chapter 27, "In the Garden")

Sorrow.
Being alive.
Intense anger.
Deep and abiding love.
21)

Why must everyone obey Collin's every whim? (from Chapter 13, "I Am Colin")

He has the power to fire them.
They hate the screaming he makes.
His father ordered it.
Being angry will make him more ill.
22)

What does Mary make Collin do before telling him that she has found his mother's garden? (from Chapter 18, "Tha' Munnot Waste No Time")

Swear to secrecy.
Promise to not think of death.
To try and get well.
Take an oath.
23)

Where does Mary spend her days while it is too rain to work on the Garden? (from Chapter 15, "Nest Building")

Helping in the kitchen.
Exploring Misselthwaite.
With Collin.
In the library.
24)

What does Dickon say keeps him so strong? (from Chapter 19, "It Has Come!")

Spring.
The moor.
Fresh Air.
His mother's love.
25)

How long has the Secret Garden been locked up when Mary enters it? (from Chapter 9, "The Strangest House")

10 years.
15 years.
12 years.
6 years.
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