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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is all the plant-life on the moor so low to the ground?

2. Who watches over Mary at the beginning of the book?

3. Where is Mary living at the beginning of the book?

4. How does Mary tell Dickon she came across her garden?

5. Who finds Mary as she is hiding in the nursery?

Short Essay Questions

1. When she is finally able to return to the garden after her meeting with her uncle, what does Mary find Dickon has left for her?

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

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

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

5. What does Mary think about her mother at the beginning of the book?

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

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

8. Who is Mary being sent to live with once she is orphaned?

9. How large is Martha's family?

10. What does Mary think the moor is when she first drives by it in the carriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Mary endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does Mary learn through these experiences?

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