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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 joins the circle that Collin creates as he tells Mary and Dickon of his future plans?

2. Why is Collin unhappy when he sees Mary with her hat on?

3. What is the Robin doing on the first nice day after all the rain?

4. Who does Collin see climbing over the wall of the Garden?

5. What is Collin's major request about his visits to the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colin threaten to do to Mary to make sure she will come to visit him?

2. Why is Colin now able to take the curtain off of his mother's portrait?

3. Why did Ben continue pruning the secret garden after Mr. Craven had ordered it to be locked up?

4. What does Colin realize as he and Mary view all the different portraits in Misselthwaite Manor?

5. What does Colin chant as part of his experiment to use magic to get well?

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

7. Why is Colin not able to walk when he first starts coming to the garden?

8. As she listens to Mary and Colin interact outside Colin's door the day after his tantrum, what is Medlock so amazed by?

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

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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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