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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 asks Martha to ask him.
(c) Mary finds him in the garden and tells him.
(d) Martha dictates a letter for her.

2. Where is Mary living at the beginning of the book?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) America.
(d) England.

3. Why has Mary never seen or heard about Collin?
(a) He has been in a coma.
(b) He forbids the servants to talk about him.
(c) His father thinks he is dead.
(d) His sickness is contagious.

4. What does Mary notice as they begin to pass over the moor?
(a) There seems to be nothing there.
(b) There are many houses there.
(c) It is darker than she had imagined.
(d) It is lovely.

5. Who does Mary make friends with as she explores the gardens on her first day at Misselthwaite?
(a) Dickon.
(b) A robin.
(c) A pony.
(d) Ben Weatherstaff.

6. What is the name of Mary's closest living relative?
(a) Ben Weatherstaff.
(b) Robert Lennox.
(c) Martha Medlock.
(d) Archibald Craven.

7. How old is Mary when she chases away her first English governess?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

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

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

11. How does Mary find the door of the Secret Garden?
(a) She asks Ben.
(b) Wind blows the ivy enough for her to see it.
(c) The robin shows her.
(d) She feels along the entire wall looking for it.

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

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 heard someone crying.
(c) She hates living there.
(d) She wants to meet Martha's mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Mary to go outside to the gardens, even on cold and windy days?

2. What does Mary do to the servant by her bed when she wakes up on the day the Cholera breaks out?

3. What does Mary realize about herself as she talks with Collin the night she first meets him?

4. What does Dickon tell Mary about the work she has done without his help in the garden?

5. Why do Mary and Dickon speak so softly when Mary first shown him her garden?

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