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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Nest Building".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary tell Martha at the end of tea time just after she finds the Secret Garden?
(a) She wants to meet Martha's mother.
(b) She hates living there.
(c) She found the garden.
(d) She heard someone crying.

2. What is Mary's first impression of her uncle when she is brought to his study?
(a) He is a fretful man.
(b) She does not notice the infamous hump in his back.
(c) He seems distracted.
(d) He has kind and worried eyes.

3. What does Martha tell Mary when she comes in after meeting Dickon?
(a) Her uncle is home.
(b) Dickon told Martha her secret.
(c) Ben knows what she has been doing.
(d) Mrs. Medlock is furious with her.

4. What is Mrs. Medlock's reaction when she finds that Mary has gotten lost in Misselthwaite Manor?
(a) She is happy to see Mary out of her room.
(b) She is angry and sends Mary to her room.
(c) She laughs at the fact that Mary is lost.
(d) She takes Mary on a tour so that she will not get lost again.

5. What does Mary hear when she finds herself lost in Misselthwaite Manor on the day it was too rainy for her to go outside?
(a) A man laughing.
(b) A child crying.
(c) A woman screaming.
(d) The wind roaring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mary's uncle not get her a governess?

2. What is beside Dickon as he works in the garden on the first nice day after all the rain?

3. What is Mary afraid of a she looks through the garden?

4. How many books does the library at Misselthwaite hold?

5. What is the first thing that Mary hears when she gets to Misselthwaite Manor?

(see the answer key)

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