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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Martha going on her day off after the rain has stopped?
(a) To her mother's house.
(b) Into town.
(c) To the seaside.
(d) On a long walk along the moor.

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

3. What does Dickon tell Mary her secret is as safe as with him?
(a) The snowy lamb of his sheep.
(b) The den of the white rabbit.
(c) The nest of a Missel Thrush.
(d) The eggs of the robin.

4. What does Mary think is so strange about the people helping her and Mrs. Medlock at the train station?
(a) They walk funny.
(b) They all have funny hats.
(c) They speak funny.
(d) They are wearing funny clothes.

5. How many books does the library at Misselthwaite hold?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

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

7. When do most people take a liking to the moor, according to Mrs. Medlock?
(a) When it is in bloom.
(b) When it is covered in snow.
(c) When the animals all have their babies.
(d) When the wind blows over it.

8. Why must everyone obey Collin's every whim?
(a) He has the power to fire them.
(b) They hate the screaming he makes.
(c) Being angry will make him more ill.
(d) His father ordered it.

9. Where does Martha tell Mary to go on a very rainy day when she is not able to go outside?
(a) Martha's mother's house.
(b) Explore the rooms at Misselthwaite.
(c) The library.
(d) The kitchen.

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

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

12. What does Mary do as she plays alone on the day the Cholera breaks out?
(a) Pretends to plant a garden.
(b) Practices her knitting.
(c) Plots to run away.
(d) Screams for her parents.

13. Who gives Mary her new nickname after her parents die?
(a) Basil Crawford.
(b) Bryan Parsiner.
(c) Bruce Crayton.
(d) Ben Parry.

14. Why is Mary so disappointed to hear the rain falling when she awakes the night after meeting her uncle?
(a) She wanted a good night's sleep.
(b) She is afraid too much water will hurt her garden.
(c) She fears it will keep her uncle from leaving again as he had planned.
(d) She knows the rain will keep her from going outside.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Mary when she chases away her first English governess?

3. Who takes Mary in temporarily after her parents die?

4. How many rooms are in Misselthwaite Manor?

5. Who does Mary make friends with as she explores the gardens on her first day at Misselthwaite?

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