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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Robin doing on the first nice day after all the rain?
(a) Singing his joy about the warmth.
(b) Trying to find a mate.
(c) Building a nest.
(d) Gathering nuts and berries.

2. What is the first thing that Collin plants in the Garden?
(a) A fern.
(b) A lily.
(c) A rose.
(d) A tree.

3. What does Mary tell Collin when she gets to his room during his hysterics?
(a) That she, and everbody else, hates him.
(b) That his nurse is trying to kill him.
(c) That he is spoiled and selfish and deserves what he gets.
(d) That there is nothing wrong with him.

4. What does Mary suggest that she and Collin do on the first day that it is too rainy for Collin to go out in the Garden?
(a) Read about the proper care of a garden.
(b) Help in the kitchen for extra food.
(c) Write to his father.
(d) Explore the many rooms at Misselthwaite.

5. What does Collin do as the sun goes down on his first day in the garden?
(a) Cries.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Sings.
(d) Smiles.

6. What does the head gardener of Misselthwaite think of Dickon?
(a) He thinks Dickon is a fine lad.
(b) He thinks Dickon is a bit eccentric.
(c) He thinks Dickon is an enchanter.
(d) He thinks Dickon is smart as a whip.

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

8. 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 asks her to read a book to him.
(c) He fires Martha.
(d) He throws a tantrum.

9. What does Mary ask Collin to not talk about with her anymore?
(a) The garden.
(b) Being sick.
(c) Dying.
(d) His mother.

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

11. What has Dickon named the animal who works in the garden with him on the first nice day after all the rain?
(a) Colonel.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Admiral.

12. What does Mrs. Sowerby send Collin one day in the Garden?
(a) A book about gardening.
(b) A skipping rope like Mary's.
(c) Fresh milk and buns.
(d) Fresh fruit.

13. Who does Collin's nurse ask help from during Collin's hysterics?
(a) Dr. Craven.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mrs. Medlock.
(d) Martha.

14. Why did the nurse never do what Mary did for Collin during his hysterics?
(a) She was afraid is would hurt him.
(b) She thought he wanted space.
(c) She did not know what Collin was upset about.
(d) She thought it would upset him.

15. What does Mary threaten to do when Collin says he will send Dickon away?
(a) Never see him again.
(b) Go to live with Dickon and his mother.
(c) Never take him to the Garden.
(d) Never speak to him again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary want to use as a lure to get Collin to come outside when the weather is good again?

2. Where does Mary spend her days while it is too rain to work on the Garden?

3. What does Mrs. Medlock tell the head gardener about the new goings on in the house just before Collin goes out for the first time?

4. What does Mary decide to do after receiving her gift from her uncle after her fight with Collin?

5. Why is Collin not able to walk?

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