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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Collin do when the surprise visitor to the Garden calls Collin a cripple?
(a) He smiles and promises to prove them wrong.
(b) He cries.
(c) He stands.
(d) He has the visitor fired.

2. Why is Mary so exultant when she comes to see Collin the morning after his tantrum?
(a) Dickon is here.
(b) Spring has come.
(c) The wind is blowing.
(d) Her uncle is on his way home.

3. What is Mrs. Medlock's reaction to Collin and Mary laughing?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is worried.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is amazed.

4. How long does Collin have to wait to see the garden after he meets Dickon?
(a) A day.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

5. Why is Collin so restless on the first day it is too rainy for him to go out to the Garden?
(a) He hates knowing that the staff thinks he is crippled.
(b) He is nervous about seeing his father.
(c) He is nervous about someone figuring out his secret.
(d) He has not had to sit so still for a long time.

6. How does Dickon's mother know that Mr. Craven is on his way home?
(a) She asked him when he left how long he would be.
(b) She can sense these things.
(c) He wrote to her telling her he was on his way.
(d) She wrote to him telling him to come home.

7. What has Dickon named his tamed squirrels?
(a) Nut and Shell.
(b) Bill and Bob.
(c) Chitter and Chatter.
(d) Sugar and Spice.

8. What does Mary make Collin do before telling him that she has found his mother's garden?
(a) Promise to not think of death.
(b) Swear to secrecy.
(c) Take an oath.
(d) To try and get well.

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

10. What does Dickon say keeps him so strong?
(a) Spring.
(b) The moor.
(c) Fresh Air.
(d) His mother's love.

11. Who does Collin say he wants to be as strong as?
(a) Dickon.
(b) His father.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ben Weatherstaff.

12. What does Mary decide to do after receiving her gift from her uncle after her fight with Collin?
(a) Write him a letter.
(b) Go to see him in the morning.
(c) Bring Dickon in to meet him.
(d) Take him to the garden.

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

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

15. What does Mary want to use as a lure to get Collin to come outside when the weather is good again?
(a) A challenge.
(b) Threats.
(c) Bribes.
(d) The garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary tell Collin when she gets to his room during his hysterics?

2. Why did the nurse never do what Mary did for Collin during his hysterics?

3. What does Collin realize as he stands up from weeding in the garden one day?

4. What does Collin think Mrs. Sowerby has after he receives her kind gift in the Garden?

5. What stops the surprise visitor to the garden from lecturing Mary?

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