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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 does Mrs. Sowerby send Collin one day in the Garden?

2. What has Dickon named his tamed squirrels?

3. What does Collin ask Mary to do for the surprise visitor to the garden after he is called a cripple?

4. Who always comes to see Collin after one of his tantrums?

5. What does Mary find in the Garden when she is finally able to return to it after all the rain?

Short Essay Questions

1. The day after Colin's tantrum, what does Dr. Craven prescribe for him?

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

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

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

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

6. What is so astonishing to Mrs. Medlock and Dr. Craven when they see Mary and Colin in his room together?

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

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

9. Why does Colin have to wait so long to see the garden after he and Mary make the plans to go there?

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How do Mary and Colin change through the course of the book and what causes these changes?

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