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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 happens to distract Collin from the tree that killed his mother?
2. What does Mrs. Medlock tell the head gardener about the new goings on in the house just before Collin goes out for the first time?
3. Why is Collin so restless on the first day it is too rainy for him to go out to the Garden?
4. What does Mary threaten to do when Collin says he will send Dickon away?
5. Who does Dickon tell about the Garden with Mary's permission?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Colin now able to take the curtain off of his mother's portrait?
2. What does Dickon add to Colin's daily routine to help him grow strong?
3. Why is Mary so hesitant to tell Colin that she has found the garden?
4. What does Ben do when he starts to climb over the wall of the garden and sees Mary there?
5. What gift does Mary find from her uncle when she gets to her room after her fight with Colin?
6. Why does Colin have to wait so long to see the garden after he and Mary make the plans to go there?
7. What does Colin do when he first sees his mother's garden?
8. After Mary first meets Colin, what do Mary and Dickon think would be a big help to Colin?
9. Why did Ben continue pruning the secret garden after Mr. Craven had ordered it to be locked up?
10. What does Colin plant in the garden on his first visit there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
How do Mary and Colin change through the course of the book and what causes these changes?
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