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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 surprises Martha about Mary's chance meeting Collin?

2. What is beside Dickon as he works in the garden on the first nice day after all the rain?

3. What does Mary do when she hears what caused Collin's hysterics?

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

5. Why is Collin not able to walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Mary learn had made her so unpopular her whole life?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does Mary learn through these experiences?

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

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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