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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 Collin think Mrs. Sowerby has after he receives her kind gift in the Garden?
(a) Love.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Magic.

2. Who enters the garden while Collin, Dickon and Mary are expressing their thanks to the garden and its magic?
(a) Collin's nurse.
(b) Martha.
(c) Dr. Craven.
(d) Mrs. Sowerby.

3. Where does Mary spend her days while it is too rain to work on the Garden?
(a) Exploring Misselthwaite.
(b) In the library.
(c) Helping in the kitchen.
(d) With Collin.

4. What does Collin ask Mary to do for the surprise visitor to the garden after he is called a cripple?
(a) Swear him to secrecy.
(b) Show him into the garden.
(c) Give him the key.
(d) Invite him into the secret.

5. On the rainy day when he cannot go out to the Garden, what does Collin say about the change in Mary's appearance that has occurred from the time they first met?
(a) She looks more like his mother every day.
(b) She is taller and prettier.
(c) She has grown fatter and more comely.
(d) She was always very pretty to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Robin doing on the first nice day after all the rain?

2. What is beside Dickon as he works in the garden on the first nice day after all the rain?

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

4. What does Collin say about Dickon's mother just before he leaves the garden after expressing his thanks to it?

5. What does Collin do as the sun goes down on his first day in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mary learn had made her so unpopular her whole life?

2. Why is Mary so hesitant to tell Colin that she has found the garden?

3. Why is Colin not able to walk when he first starts coming to the garden?

4. What does Colin do when he first sees his mother's garden?

5. What gift does Mary find from her uncle when she gets to her room after her fight with Colin?

6. Where does Dickon's mother tell Colin that he will find his mother?

7. What does Colin threaten to do to Mary to make sure she will come to visit him?

8. What does Colin announce to his nurse after Dr. Craven leaves following the examination?

9. On the day after Colin's tantrum, what does Mary do for him that makes him laugh?

10. What is so astonishing to Mrs. Medlock and Dr. Craven when they see Mary and Colin in his room together?

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