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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people does Mary like after meeting Dickon?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

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

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

5. How many books does the library at Misselthwaite hold?
(a) Millions.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What portraits in Misslethwaite are most interesting to Mary?

2. Which of these is NOT an animal that was near Dickon when Mary first meets him?

3. What does Mary tell Martha at the end of tea time just after she finds the Secret Garden?

4. What does Mary tell Martha she wants after her first time inside the Secret Garden?

5. What does Mary do as she plays alone on the day the Cholera breaks out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the crying sound that Mary has been hearing at night?

2. Why does Mr. Craven decide to finally meet Mary?

3. After meeting her cousin for the first time, what does Mary do before she leaves him?

4. When she is finally able to return to the garden after her meeting with her uncle, what does Mary find Dickon has left for her?

5. Why does Mary rarely see her parents while living in India?

6. What does Mary tell Dickon about her garden after she has sworn him to secrecy?

7. What is the first thing that Mary hears when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor?

8. When wandering around inside on a rainy day, what interesting fact does Mary find about the rooms on the second floor?

9. What nickname is Mary given when she temporarily lives with a clergyman in England?

10. What does Ben Weatherstaff say about Mary when he sees her with her new gift from Mrs. Sowerby?

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