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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 is the last stop of the train on Mary's journey to Misselthwaite Manor with Mrs. Medlock?
2. Who does Mary want to meet after hearing all of Martha's stories?
3. How did Mrs. Sowerby get her gift for Mary?
4. What is Mary told when she is found hiding in the nursery?
5. What portraits in Misslethwaite are most interesting to Mary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mary think the moor is when she first drives by it in the carriage?
2. What is the first thing that Mary hears when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor?
3. Why is Mary so surprised to hear that Dickon likes her when the two first meet?
4. What is Mrs. Medlock's first impression of Mary?
5. What is the large tapestry on the second floor of Misselthwaite Manor hiding?
6. Who/what is the first living creature to which Mary makes a connection?
7. What does Ben Weatherstaff say about Mary when he sees her with her new gift from Mrs. Sowerby?
8. Who is Mary being sent to live with once she is orphaned?
9. When wandering around inside on a rainy day, what interesting fact does Mary find about the rooms on the second floor?
10. How does Mary feel about Martha's mother from the stories Martha has told Mary about her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?
Essay Topic 2
What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?
Essay Topic 3
Mary finds that for the first time, there are people in her life whom she likes. List five of these people and explain what they did to earn Mary's sacred regard for them.
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