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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How soon does Mary's uncle leave after she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor?
(a) The next morning.
(b) That night.
(c) The next week.
(d) Two days later.

2. 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) She does what seems natural for the plants.
(d) Asks Ben lots of questions.

3. What part of the house does Mary's uncle live?
(a) The East Terrace.
(b) The Fifth Floor.
(c) The Annex.
(d) The West Wing.

4. What has grown over the wall of the Secret Garden, thus hiding the door?
(a) Moss.
(b) Shrubbery.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Climbing roses.

5. How does Mary get her request to Dickon for what she thinks she needs in the Secret Garden?
(a) Mary asks the robin to tell him.
(b) Mary finds him in the garden and tells him.
(c) Martha dictates a letter for her.
(d) Mary asks Martha to ask him.

6. What does Dickon tell Mary about the work she has done without his help in the garden?
(a) She was doing the wrong things.
(b) She was in tune with the living things.
(c) She needs some guidance.
(d) She had excellent instincts.

7. Why is Mary always given her way at the beginning of the book?
(a) The servants don't want her to cry and anger her parents.
(b) The doctors are afraid crying will weaken her sickly frame.
(c) The servants are a lower class than her and must obey her will.
(d) Her mother is loving and never wants her to be unhappy.

8. What does Mary call the Garden in her mind after she finds it?
(a) Lily's Garden.
(b) The Secret Garden.
(c) Mary's Garden.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

9. What is Mrs. Medlock's first impression of Mary?
(a) She is small and hurt.
(b) She is sickly, plain and spoiled.
(c) She is kind, sweet and loving.
(d) She is disagreeable and headstrong.

10. Who takes Mary in temporarily after her parents die?
(a) Bishop Parsiner.
(b) Clergy Crayton.
(c) Parson Parry.
(d) Reverend Crawford.

11. Who finds Mary as she is hiding in the nursery?
(a) Some strange men.
(b) Her Ayah.
(c) Her parents.
(d) A reverend.

12. Why is Martha so sad to see most of Mary's breakfast go untouched?
(a) She made the breakfast and is offended that Mary does not like it.
(b) She feels that Mary is spoiled.
(c) She thinks Mary is sick.
(d) Her 11 siblings often go hungry.

13. How long has the Secret Garden been locked up when Mary enters it?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

14. Which of these is NOT an animal that was near Dickon when Mary first meets him?
(a) Pheasant.
(b) Robin.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Rabbit.

15. What is the first thing that Mary hears when she gets to Misselthwaite Manor?
(a) Her room is ready and waiting.
(b) Her uncle does not want to see her.
(c) Her uncle wants to see her immediately.
(d) She will be expected to help with chores in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What portraits in Misslethwaite are most interesting to Mary?

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

3. Who is sent to pick Mary up to take her to her new home?

4. What did the grand doctor from London tell Collin would heal him?

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

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