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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mary see Collin being rude to after his first day in the Garden?
(a) Martha.
(b) Mrs. Medlock.
(c) His nurse.
(d) Dr. Craven.

2. What does Mary find in the Garden when she is finally able to return to it after all the rain?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A crow.
(c) The robin.
(d) A small finch family.

3. What does Dickon tell Mary to do for Collin to make him laugh the morning after his hysterics?
(a) Tickle him.
(b) Speak to him in Yorkshire.
(c) Tell him about all of the animals in the garden.
(d) Describe the garden in detail.

4. What does Martha say Mary must have done to Collin when she first met him?
(a) Been kind to him.
(b) Scared him.
(c) Surprised him.
(d) Bewitched him.

5. What does Collin do when he hears what Mary plans to do after lunch on the first nice day after all the rain?
(a) He forbids Mary to ever speak to his father again.
(b) He fires Martha.
(c) He throws a tantrum.
(d) He asks her to read a book to him.

6. What does Mary choose to do after her lunch on the first nice day after all the rain?
(a) Ask her uncle for permission to be in the Garden.
(b) Meet Dickon's mother.
(c) Return to work in the garden.
(d) Visit Collin.

7. What does Collin do as he is taken into the Garden?
(a) He notes every detail as they pass.
(b) He sings a song of joy.
(c) He closes his eyes.
(d) He tries to walk.

8. Why does Collin wake up so happy the morning after his tantrum?
(a) He knows his father is coming to see him.
(b) He knows he will get to see Mary.
(c) He feels that he is getting well.
(d) He is excited for the plans he and Mary have made.

9. Who does Collin see climbing over the wall of the Garden?
(a) Mrs. Medlock.
(b) Ben Weatherstaff.
(c) His father.
(d) The head gardener.

10. Who always comes to see Collin after one of his tantrums?
(a) Mrs. Medlock.
(b) His father.
(c) Martha.
(d) Dr. Craven.

11. Why is Collin unhappy when he sees Mary with her hat on?
(a) He dislikes people wearing hats in the house.
(b) He knows she is leaving him to go outside.
(c) She is not wearing the hat he gave her.
(d) She looks dull and tired in her hat.

12. What did Ben do after Mr. Craven ordered the garden be shut up?
(a) He continued to climb over the wall and tend the garden.
(b) He plead with Mr. Craven to allow him in the garden.
(c) He hid the key himself.
(d) He threw seeds over the wall hoping they would sprout.

13. What does Collin have to do to keep his secret as he begins to get well?
(a) Lie to his father about his progress.
(b) Swear some of his staff to secrecy.
(c) Throw mock tantrums.
(d) Pretend to be sick.

14. Why is Collin so angry about being called a cripple?
(a) He doesn't like the idea of so many people thinking of him that way.
(b) He finds "cripple" a horribly derrogotory term.
(c) It intensifies his fear that maybe he is crippled.
(d) He is ashamed of himself for not being able to prove that rumor wrong.

15. What does Collin think is making him well in the Garden?
(a) Love.
(b) Magic.
(c) Fresh Air.
(d) His mother's memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Collin ask Mary to do for the surprise visitor to the garden after he is called a cripple?

2. What does Mr. Craven send Mary after she asks for her bit of earth?

3. Why is Collin so restless on the first day it is too rainy for him to go out to the Garden?

4. Why is Mary so exultant when she comes to see Collin the morning after his tantrum?

5. What happens to distract Collin from the tree that killed his mother?

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