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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 does Collin's nurse ask help from during Collin's hysterics?

2. What does Mary suggest that she and Collin do on the first day that it is too rainy for Collin to go out in the Garden?

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

4. Why does Mary say no one has ever called Collin out on his rudeness?

5. What did Ben do after Mr. Craven ordered the garden be shut up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ben do when he starts to climb over the wall of the garden and sees Mary there?

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

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

7. What does Colin announce to his nurse after Dr. Craven leaves following the examination?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in two key settings. What are these two settings, and what are the main similarities and differences between them? How do these settings affect the outcome of the plot? Make sure to cite some examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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