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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. What is Mary's first impression of her uncle when she is brought to his study?

2. In what county is Mary's new home?

3. Why does Mary's uncle want to see her when he returns from his journey?

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

5. How does Mary learn about what to do in the garden after she finds it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the large tapestry on the second floor of Misselthwaite Manor hiding?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What does Mrs. Sowerby purchase for Mary to make her happy?

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

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

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

How does the key to the garden influence the course of the story and what important cautions were given to those who used it?

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

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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