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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 does Collin keep the portrait of his mother covered?
(a) He is angry with her for dying.
(b) He thinks she is laughing at him
(c) It makes him sad.
(d) It scares him.

2. Who does Mary see Collin being rude to after his first day in the Garden?
(a) Mrs. Medlock.
(b) His nurse.
(c) Martha.
(d) Dr. Craven.

3. 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?
(a) Read about the proper care of a garden.
(b) Help in the kitchen for extra food.
(c) Explore the many rooms at Misselthwaite.
(d) Write to his father.

4. What does Martha say Mary must have done to Collin when she first met him?
(a) Bewitched him.
(b) Scared him.
(c) Surprised him.
(d) Been kind to him.

5. What is the first thing that Collin plants in the Garden?
(a) A rose.
(b) A lily.
(c) A fern.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Collin smell on Mary when she comes to see him the morning he wakes up happy?

3. What does Dickon say keeps him so strong?

4. Who joins the circle that Collin creates as he tells Mary and Dickon of his future plans?

5. What does Mr. Craven send Mary after she asks for her bit of earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary do to calm Colin down from his hysterics?

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. What gift does Mary find from her uncle when she gets to her room after her fight with Colin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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