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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. In what county is Mary's new home?

2. What is the name of the place that Mary is sent after the Cholera breaks out?

3. What does Martha say to Mary that deeply offends her when they first meet each other?

4. Why has Mary never seen or heard about Collin?

5. Why will Mary not see much of her uncle while she is at Misselthwaite Manor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When she first enters the garden, what does Mary do to help something start to grow?

6. Why is Mary so surprised to hear that Dickon likes her when the two first meet?

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

8. How large is Martha's family?

9. How does Mary feel about Martha's mother from the stories Martha has told Mary about her?

10. How did Mrs. Craven die?

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

Secrecy was an extremely important theme of this book. What were some of the most highly guarded secrets, and how did these secrets affect those who were a part of them? Is secrecy a good thing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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