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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. Why is Collin unhappy when he sees Mary with her hat on?
(a) He knows she is leaving him to go outside.
(b) She looks dull and tired in her hat.
(c) He dislikes people wearing hats in the house.
(d) She is not wearing the hat he gave her.

2. Why is Collin not able to walk?
(a) He is wearing a brace.
(b) His legs are weak.
(c) His legs are bent.
(d) He never learned.

3. What does Collin do as he is taken into the Garden?
(a) He closes his eyes.
(b) He tries to walk.
(c) He sings a song of joy.
(d) He notes every detail as they pass.

4. What does Collin plan to do with his life when he is older?
(a) Make important discoveries about magic.
(b) Inherit his father's business.
(c) Become a gardener.
(d) Be a teacher.

5. What does Mrs. Medlock tell the head gardener about the new goings on in the house just before Collin goes out for the first time?
(a) Mary is a nuisance.
(b) Things are getting better.
(c) Collin will get sicker.
(d) She is afraid of the consequences of all these new plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary want to use as a lure to get Collin to come outside when the weather is good again?

2. What has Dickon named his tamed squirrels?

3. Why is Collin so restless on the first day it is too rainy for him to go out to the Garden?

4. Why does Collin not mind keeping the curtain open over the picture of his mother as he begins to get well?

5. Who walks into the room as Mary and Collin are talking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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