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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. How does Mary find the door of the Secret Garden?

2. Why did Mary never play outdoors when she was in India?

3. What is the last stop of the train on Mary's journey to Misselthwaite Manor with Mrs. Medlock?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What strikes Mary as odd about the people in Yorkshire?

2. What does Mary do when she plays outside in India?

3. How did Mrs. Craven die?

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

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

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

7. Why does Mary rarely see her parents while living in India?

8. After meeting her cousin for the first time, what does Mary do before she leaves him?

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

10. What does Ben Weatherstaff say about Mary when he sees her with her new gift from Mrs. Sowerby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susan Sowerby was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Susan Sowerby had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Dickon's animals were almost always present with him throughout the course of the story. Who are some of these animals, and why were they so important to the setting of the book? Why did the author feel it was so important o include them in the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Mary finds that for the first time, there are people in her life whom she likes. List five of these people and explain what they did to earn Mary's sacred regard for them.

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