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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Robin Who Showed the Way".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do most people take a liking to the moor, according to Mrs. Medlock?
(a) When the animals all have their babies.
(b) When it is in bloom.
(c) When it is covered in snow.
(d) When the wind blows over it.

2. Why will Mary not see much of her uncle while she is at Misselthwaite Manor?
(a) He is too busy with matters of work.
(b) He is sickly and needs much care.
(c) He does not want to see her at all.
(d) He keeps to himself and is seldom home.

3. How does Mary find the door of the Secret Garden?
(a) She asks Ben.
(b) The robin shows her.
(c) She feels along the entire wall looking for it.
(d) Wind blows the ivy enough for her to see it.

4. What does Mary think is so strange about the people helping her and Mrs. Medlock at the train station?
(a) They walk funny.
(b) They speak funny.
(c) They are wearing funny clothes.
(d) They all have funny hats.

5. What is Mrs. Medlock's first impression of Mary?
(a) She is disagreeable and headstrong.
(b) She is small and hurt.
(c) She is sickly, plain and spoiled.
(d) She is kind, sweet and loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is all the plant-life on the moor so low to the ground?

2. What does Mary hate most about her life at Misslethwaite?

3. What is the name of Mary's closest living relative?

4. What has grown over the wall of the Secret Garden, thus hiding the door?

5. What does Martha tell Mary the mysterious sound she hears at night really is?

(see the answer key)

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