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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place that Mary is sent after the Cholera breaks out?
(a) Misselthwaite Manor.
(b) Misseltoe Manor.
(c) Mission Place Manor.
(d) Mighty Light Manor.

2. What does Martha tell Mary the mysterious sound she hears at night really is?
(a) Rain.
(b) A child.
(c) The chimneys.
(d) The wind.

3. What did Mrs. Sowerby buy for Mary?
(a) A book.
(b) A packet of seeds.
(c) A skipping rope.
(d) A scarf.

4. What causes Mary to go outside to the gardens, even on cold and windy days?
(a) Curiostiy.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Fear.

5. How does Mary learn about what to do in the garden after she finds it?
(a) Has Dickon help her.
(b) Reads books about gardening.
(c) Asks Ben lots of questions.
(d) She does what seems natural for the plants.

6. Who wakes up Mary on her first morning at Misslethwaite Manor?
(a) Martha making a fire.
(b) Collin crying.
(c) Archibald Craven as he is leaving in his carriage.
(d) Mrs. Medlock with Mary's breakfast.

7. What is the last stop of the train on Mary's journey to Misselthwaite Manor with Mrs. Medlock?
(a) Craven Station.
(b) Thwaite Station.
(c) Missel Mile Station.
(d) Misselthwaite Station.

8. What does Mary say when someone asks her if she likes herself?
(a) She does - very much.
(b) Sometimes she does, and sometimes she does not.
(c) She does not.
(d) She had never thought about it.

9. How many people does Mary like after meeting Dickon?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

10. How do Mary and Mrs. Medlock get from the train station to the house?
(a) They take an automobile.
(b) They walk.
(c) They take a carriage.
(d) They ride a horse.

11. What does Mary do to stay warm when she is out in the gardens by herself?
(a) Runs.
(b) Huddles by a wall.
(c) Sings.
(d) Jumps.

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

13. What does Martha say to Mary that deeply offends her when they first meet each other?
(a) Martha tells Mary that she is spoiled.
(b) Martha thought Mary was going to be an Indian girl.
(c) Martha tells Mary that her uncle hates her.
(d) Martha is surprised Mary can't dress herself.

14. Why did Mary never play outdoors when she was in India?
(a) It was too dangerous.
(b) She was too hot and tired.
(c) Her parents did noy allow her to.
(d) It was not considered proper.

15. What is Mary afraid of a she looks through the garden?
(a) She is afraid of getting caught in there.
(b) Her uncle may be angry with her.
(c) She does not want to see her aunt's ghost.
(d) It looks dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Mary not see much of her uncle while she is at Misselthwaite Manor?

2. What does Mary notice as they begin to pass over the moor?

3. Which of these is NOT an animal that was near Dickon when Mary first meets him?

4. Why does Mary's uncle want to see her when he returns from his journey?

5. Who watches over Mary at the beginning of the book?

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