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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martha say to Mary that deeply offends her when they first meet each other?
(a) Martha tells Mary that her uncle hates her.
(b) Martha tells Mary that she is spoiled.
(c) Martha is surprised Mary can't dress herself.
(d) Martha thought Mary was going to be an Indian girl.

2. Why does Mary's uncle want to see her when he returns from his journey?
(a) He had a dream about her.
(b) Mrs. Sowerby said something to him.
(c) He wants to know what she needs.
(d) He wants to see if she looks like her aunt.

3. What does Mary do to stay warm when she is out in the gardens by herself?
(a) Huddles by a wall.
(b) Runs.
(c) Sings.
(d) Jumps.

4. Why must everyone obey Collin's every whim?
(a) Being angry will make him more ill.
(b) He has the power to fire them.
(c) They hate the screaming he makes.
(d) His father ordered it.

5. What is the nickname that is given to Mary by one of the children who she stays with after her parents die?
(a) Scary Mary.
(b) Mistress Mary Quite Contrary.
(c) Unhappy Mary of the Moore.
(d) Mary Mother of Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do most people take a liking to the moor, according to Mrs. Medlock?

2. Who is sent to pick Mary up to take her to her new home?

3. How did Mrs. Sowerby get her gift for Mary?

4. What are Mrs. Medlock's instructions to Mary as she is shown her two rooms in the Manor?

5. Who does Mary count as one of the people she likes that makes Dickon laugh when he first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary so surprised to hear that Dickon likes her when the two first meet?

2. What is Mary most afraid of when she first brings Dickon to her garden?

3. Who/what is the first living creature to which Mary makes a connection?

4. What is the source of the crying sound that Mary has been hearing at night?

5. What nickname is Mary given when she temporarily lives with a clergyman in England?

6. What does the Robin show Mary at the bottom of a hole?

7. How did Mrs. Craven die?

8. What do most people think of Mary when they first meet her at the beginning of the book?

9. What does Mary do when she plays outside in India?

10. What does Ben say about Mary after she has been at Misselthwaite Manor for a month?

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