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

2. What does Mary do to stay warm when she is out in the gardens by herself?
(a) Runs.
(b) Sings.
(c) Huddles by a wall.
(d) Jumps.

3. Why is Dickon sure that someone has been in the garden during the past 10 years?
(a) There has been some pruning done.
(b) There is a pile of clippings.
(c) There are annual seeds planted.
(d) There are some tools left behind.

4. What did the grand doctor from London tell Collin would heal him?
(a) Running outdoors.
(b) Bed rest and a healthy diet.
(c) A daily dose of supplemental vitamins.
(d) A fancy back brace.

5. What does Mary do as she plays alone on the day the Cholera breaks out?
(a) Plots to run away.
(b) Screams for her parents.
(c) Practices her knitting.
(d) Pretends to plant a garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mary when she chases away her first English governess?

2. What does Martha say to Mary that deeply offends her when they first meet each other?

3. Why will Mary not see much of her uncle while she is at Misselthwaite Manor?

4. What does Mary think is so strange about the people helping her and Mrs. Medlock at the train station?

5. What does Mary call the Garden in her mind after she finds it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Robin show Mary at the bottom of a hole?

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

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

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

6. Why does Mrs. Medlock tell Mary that she will not see Mr. Craven while she is at Misselthwaite?

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

8. What does Mary do that causes her appetite to increase?

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

10. What do most people think of Mary when they first meet her at the beginning of the book?

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