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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 not mind keeping the curtain open over the picture of his mother as he begins to get well?
(a) He feels she is happy to be with him now.
(b) He misses her.
(c) He is no longer angry with her for leaving.
(d) He hopes her picture will bring his father to visit him.

2. What caused Collin's hysterics during the night?
(a) He felt a lump on his back.
(b) His father left without seeing him.
(c) Mrs. Medlock told him he was going to die.
(d) He missed Mary.

3. Why is Collin not able to walk?
(a) He never learned.
(b) His legs are weak.
(c) His legs are bent.
(d) He is wearing a brace.

4. What does Dickon tell Mary to do for Collin to make him laugh the morning after his hysterics?
(a) Tickle him.
(b) Tell him about all of the animals in the garden.
(c) Speak to him in Yorkshire.
(d) Describe the garden in detail.

5. What does Collin do on his first day in the Garden while Mary and Dickon work?
(a) He ponders about magic.
(b) He asks Dickon loads of questions.
(c) He sings.
(d) He sits and watches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who always comes to see Collin after one of his tantrums?

2. How does Dickon's mother know that Mr. Craven is on his way home?

3. What stops the surprise visitor to the garden from lecturing Mary?

4. What does Collin plan to do with his life when he is older?

5. What is Collin most afraid will give away his improving health to the staff?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mary do to calm Colin down from his hysterics?

4. What does Ben do when he starts to climb over the wall of the garden and sees Mary there?

5. What does Colin plant in the garden on his first visit there?

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

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

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

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

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

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