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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha say to Mary that deeply offends her when they first meet each other?

2. How many books does the library at Misselthwaite hold?

3. How does Mary get her request to Dickon for what she thinks she needs in the Secret Garden?

4. What is the name of the place that Mary is sent after the Cholera breaks out?

5. What does Mary do to stay warm when she is out in the gardens by herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mrs. Craven die?

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

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

4. What does Mary think about her mother at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Mary feel about Martha's mother from the stories Martha has told Mary about her?

6. What does Mary think the moor is when she first drives by it in the carriage?

7. Why does Mary rarely see her parents while living in India?

8. What does Mary do that causes her appetite to increase?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colin introduces the theme of magic in this book. Where are some of the key places that this theme appears, and how do these events alter the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Mary endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does Mary learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Dickon's animals were almost always present with him throughout the course of the story. Who are some of these animals, and why were they so important to the setting of the book? Why did the author feel it was so important o include them in the plot of the book?

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