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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, "Ben Weatherstaff".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Collin keep the portrait of his mother covered?
(a) It scares him.
(b) It makes him sad.
(c) He is angry with her for dying.
(d) He thinks she is laughing at him

2. What is so surprising to Mary about the sky after the rain stops?
(a) It is brilliantly blue.
(b) The clouds are so beautiful.
(c) It has a hazy cleanliness to it.
(d) It looks closer than before.

3. Who walks into the room as Mary and Collin are talking?
(a) Mrs. Medlock and Dr. Craven.
(b) Collin's nurse.
(c) Mary's uncle.
(d) Martha and Dickon.

4. What does Mary notice about Ben as the weather grows nicer?
(a) He is getting forgetful.
(b) He seems sickly.
(c) He has a shorter temper.
(d) He is in a better mood.

5. What does the robin show Mary as she is walking in the gardens after the rain has stopped?
(a) A hurt lamb.
(b) A lost door.
(c) Dickon.
(d) A buried key.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Collin see climbing over the wall of the Garden?

2. What happens to distract Collin from the tree that killed his mother?

3. Why is Collin not able to walk?

4. What does Mary ask Collin to not talk about with her anymore?

5. What does Mary say when someone asks her if she likes herself?

(see the answer key)

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