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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. Why does Collin wake up so happy the morning after his tantrum?
(a) He knows his father is coming to see him.
(b) He is excited for the plans he and Mary have made.
(c) He knows he will get to see Mary.
(d) He feels that he is getting well.

2. Who does Dickon tell about the Garden with Mary's permission?
(a) Dr. Craven.
(b) Mrs. Medlock.
(c) Martha.
(d) His mother.

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

4. What does Collin say about Dickon's mother just before he leaves the garden after expressing his thanks to it?
(a) That he is glad she was friends with his mother.
(b) That she were his own mother.
(c) That she understands children the way Dickon understands animals.
(d) That he could remember his own mother.

5. What stops the surprise visitor to the garden from lecturing Mary?
(a) Mention of the robin.
(b) The sight of Collin.
(c) The robin flies to Mary's shoulder.
(d) A rebuke from Dickon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Collin so restless on the first day it is too rainy for him to go out to the Garden?

2. What does Ben suggest that Collin do to show thanks to the garden and its magic?

3. What happens to distract Collin from the tree that killed his mother?

4. Why does Mary say no one has ever called Collin out on his rudeness?

5. What does Mary suggest that she and Collin do on the first day that it is too rainy for Collin to go out in the Garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colin realize as he and Mary view all the different portraits in Misselthwaite Manor?

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

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

4. Why did no one in the garden feel that Mrs. Sowerby was intruding when she came into the garden unannounced?

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

6. What does Dickon add to Colin's daily routine to help him grow strong?

7. What does Mary tell Colin once he has calmed down from his hysterics?

8. Why is Colin now able to take the curtain off of his mother's portrait?

9. Why does Colin have to wait so long to see the garden after he and Mary make the plans to go there?

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

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