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

2. What does Collin smell on Mary when she comes to see him the morning he wakes up happy?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) The garden.
(c) The wind.
(d) Spring.

3. What stops the surprise visitor to the garden from lecturing Mary?
(a) Mention of the robin.
(b) The sight of Collin.
(c) The robin flies to Mary's shoulder.
(d) A rebuke from Dickon.

4. What does Mary ask Collin to not talk about with her anymore?
(a) Being sick.
(b) Dying.
(c) The garden.
(d) His mother.

5. Why does Mary say no one has ever called Collin out on his rudeness?
(a) They feared him.
(b) They hated him.
(c) They loved him.
(d) The pitied him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Collin do on his first day in the Garden while Mary and Dickon work?

2. What does Dickon say keeps him so strong?

3. Why is Mary so exultant when she comes to see Collin the morning after his tantrum?

4. What does Collin say once he is in the Garden?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary give Colin the nickname of 'Rajah'?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Mary so hesitant to tell Colin that she has found the garden?

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