1. When Mary leams that her nurse and both of her parents have died in the epidemic, she worries solely about who will take care of her. Why does she not display any expression of grief?
2. Why does Mary show no curiosity about her move to England, her uncle, or even about her future?
3. Mary's new life at Misselthwaite forces her to look at her behavior for the first time. What role does Dickon's sister, Martha, play in Mary's self-examination?
4. Mary recognizes herself in the old gardener, Ben, and in the robin. What do they have in common? Why is Ben so reluctant to speak with Mary?
5. Why is Mary so curious about the secret garden? What does it represent to her?
6. Mary has always shunned.....
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