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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. Who does Collin's nurse ask help from during Collin's hysterics?

2. What has Dickon named his tamed squirrels?

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

4. What does Collin have to do to keep his secret as he begins to get well?

5. Where does Mary spend her days while it is too rain to work on the Garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Mary first meets Colin, what do Mary and Dickon think would be a big help to Colin?

2. Why does Mary give Colin the nickname of 'Rajah'?

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

4. Where does Dickon's mother tell Colin that he will find his mother?

5. Why did no one in the garden feel that Mrs. Sowerby was intruding when she came into the garden unannounced?

6. What is Colin afraid will give away his improving health to the staff?

7. What does Mary tell Colin once he has calmed down from his hysterics?

8. What does Dickon add to Colin's daily routine to help him grow strong?

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

10. What gift does Mary find from her uncle when she gets to her room after her fight with Colin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author carefully worded the titles of each chapter in this book. Choose three of these titles and write about how that title fully captures the theme and events of that chapter.

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in two key settings. What are these two settings, and what are the main similarities and differences between them? How do these settings affect the outcome of the plot? Make sure to cite some examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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