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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 is Mrs. Medlock's reaction to Collin and Mary laughing?

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

3. What does Collin do as the sun goes down on his first day in the garden?

4. What stops the surprise visitor to the garden from lecturing Mary?

5. What does Collin do when the surprise visitor to the Garden calls Collin a cripple?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On the day after Colin's tantrum, what does Mary do for him that makes him laugh?

3. Why is Mary so hesitant to tell Colin that she has found the garden?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Nature is an integral theme in this book and accounts for a great deal of the changes in plot direction. What are some of the places that nature appeared, and how did it work to alter the plot?

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