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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 does Martha tell Mary when she comes in after meeting Dickon?
(a) Mrs. Medlock is furious with her.
(b) Ben knows what she has been doing.
(c) Dickon told Martha her secret.
(d) Her uncle is home.

2. Where does Martha tell Mary to go on a very rainy day when she is not able to go outside?
(a) Explore the rooms at Misselthwaite.
(b) The library.
(c) Martha's mother's house.
(d) The kitchen.

3. Why do Mary and Dickon speak so softly when Mary first shown him her garden?
(a) They do not want to be heard.
(b) Out of reverence.
(c) They are too surprised at what they are seeing.
(d) They do not want to frighten the animals.

4. 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 wants to meet Martha's mother.
(d) She hates living there.

5. What does Dickon tell Mary her secret is as safe as with him?
(a) The den of the white rabbit.
(b) The snowy lamb of his sheep.
(c) The nest of a Missel Thrush.
(d) The eggs of the robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary find the source of the mysterious sound she hears the night after meeting her uncle?

2. What are Mrs. Medlock's instructions to Mary as she is shown her two rooms in the Manor?

3. What does Mrs. Medlock do to Mary when they arrive at their first stop on the way to Misselthwaite Manor?

4. What does Mary think the moor is when she first sees it?

5. What is wrong with Mary's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Medlock think about the moor?

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

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

5. When she first enters the garden, what does Mary do to help something start to grow?

6. What does Mrs. Sowerby purchase for Mary to make her happy?

7. Why is Mary so surprised to hear that Dickon likes her when the two first meet?

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

9. What is Mrs. Medlock's first impression of Mary?

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

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