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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Mary's uncle?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He has a sickness of the lungs that also killed his wife.
(c) He has hallucinations due to stress.
(d) He has a hunched back and a broken heart.

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

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

4. What does Mary hate most about her life at Misslethwaite?
(a) She misses her parents.
(b) There is no one to talk to her.
(c) It has become too routine.
(d) She is not getting educated.

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

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

7. Why is Mary always given her way at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her mother is loving and never wants her to be unhappy.
(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) The servants don't want her to cry and anger her parents.

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

9. Why did Mary's uncle not get her a governess?
(a) He forgot her.
(b) He thinks she is too old.
(c) Mrs. Medlock was supposed to see to that.
(d) Mrs. Sowrby told him not to.

10. What did the grand doctor from London tell Collin would heal him?
(a) A daily dose of supplemental vitamins.
(b) Bed rest and a healthy diet.
(c) A fancy back brace.
(d) Running outdoors.

11. What does Mary think she hears at night in Misselthwaite?
(a) A child crying.
(b) A ghost laughing.
(c) A woman screaming.
(d) An animal in pain.

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

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

14. What does Mary need to know about Dickon before she will show him her garden?
(a) If he will teach her what she needs to do.
(b) If he will be her friend.
(c) If he will laugh at her.
(d) If he can keep secrets.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Medlock do to Mary when they arrive at their first stop on the way to Misselthwaite Manor?

3. How does Mary tell Dickon she came across her garden?

4. How do Mary and Mrs. Medlock get from the train station to the house?

5. What happens as Mary is playing by herself in Chapter 1?

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