The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett quiz: 30 questions by Molly Amber

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How well do you know the children's classic, The Secret Garden? Find out by taking this quiz!

How old is Mary Lennox when the book begins?

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Where did Mary live while her parents were alive?

Egypt.
India.
France.
Ireland.

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What happened to Mary's parents?

They died during an outbreak of cholera.
They died during an outbreak of the plague.
They were killed by their servants during an uprising.
They were killed in an earthquake.

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What did children call Mary to taunt her?

Quite contrary.
A sour-faced urchin.
Plain and unattractive.
Disagreeable.

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Where was Mary sent after her parents died?

To an orphanage.
To a boarding school.
To her aunt, Mrs. Medlock.
To her uncle, Mr. Craven.

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What was the name of Mary's new house?

Craven Castle.
Misselthwaite Manor.
Medlock Manor.
Lennox Hall.

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Who was Mrs. Medlock?

Mary's aunt.
The married daughter of Mr. Craven.
A housekeeper.
A servant of Mary's mother, who stays with Mary.

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Who is Martha?

A servant of Mrs. Medlock, who also agrees to wait on Mary a bit.
A servant who calls Mary "Daughter of a Pig" because she had hated Mary's mother.
A friend Mary makes at school.
Mary's governess, who is hired to teach her because Mary is not able to go to a real school.

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On her first day at her new home, Mary shocks the maid because she is unable to do what?

Brush her teeth.
Sing.
Read.
Dress herself.

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How is Mary related to Mr. Craven?

He was the brother of Mary's mother.
Mary's mother was the sister of Mr. Craven's wife.
Mary's father was the brother of Mr. Craven's wife.
He is the father of Mary's aunt, Mrs. Medlock. Her husband was related to Mary's parents.
He was married to the sister of Mary's mother.

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What was wrong with Mr. Craven?

He was blind.
He was deaf.
He was a hunchback.
He had a wooden leg.

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Who first tells Mary about the Secret Garden?

Martha.
Mrs. Medlock.
Dickon.
Ben Weatherstaff, the old gardener.
Mr. Craven.

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Who is Dickon?

Mrs. Medlock's son.
Mr. Craven's son.
Mary's brother, who died.
Martha's brother.

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Who helps Mary find the key to the Secret Garden?

A crow.
A robin.
A sparrow.
Dickon.
Ben Weatherstaff, the old gardener.

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What does Mary hear at night, that frightens her?

Someone crying.
The wind howling.
Rats and mice scurrying in the walls.
The old house creaking.

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What gift does Martha's mother send to Mary?

A jumprope.
A book.
A doll.
A spade and rake for her garden.
Seeds for her garden.

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Mary comes across something shocking while exploring the house and getting lost. What did she find?

A secret passage that lead to a dungeon.
A secret room with treasure.
A sickly boy about her own age, who turns out to be Mr. Craven's son.
A sickly boy about her own age, who turns out to be Mrs. Medlock's son.

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What is wrong with Colin?

He is dying from cholera, the same thing that killed Mary's parents.
He is almost completely blind.
He is very weak and is unable to walk.
He has a broken leg and has been in bed for many weeks.

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What is Colin terrified of?

That he will become completely blind.
That he will grow a hump on his back, like his father.
That he will break his other leg, and be stuck in bed even longer.
That Mary will hit him.

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Does Mary meet Colin before or after she finds the key to the garden?

Before.
After.

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Mary wants to purchase some seeds, a spade, and other things she will need for her garden. She gives some money to:

Martha, to give to Dickon.
Martha, to give to Martha's mother.
Mrs. Medlock.
Colin.

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How does Dickon tell Mary that the roses are still alive?

He says they are "lively".
He says they are "wick".
He says they are "just hybernating".

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What does Mary ask of Dickon?

That he not tell anyone that she has stolen the secret garden.
That he not go into the secret garden without her.
That he not cut down the roses.
That he not play with her and Colin anymore.

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Martha tells Mary a silly story about Dickon's eyes. What does she say?

That he made them so green by always tumbling around in the grass with his animal friends.
That he made them so blue by always looking up at the birds and clouds in the sky.
That he made them so brown by always digging in the dirt in the garden.

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Mary asks Mr. Craven to give her something. What does she ask for?

A bit of earth.
A new governess.
To go to school like normal children.
Some seeds for her garden.

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Why does Colin want to see the Secret Garden?

It belonged to his mother, who died when he was born.
He thinks his father will come home if the garden is restored to its former beauty.
Mary and Dickon don't want him to see it, and Colin always wants to do what he can't do.
It's the only way Colin can finally meet Dickon.

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How does Colin get into the Secret Garden, since he can't walk?

He orders Ben Weatherstaff to carry him in.
His doctor pushes him in a wheelchair.
His father comes home and carries him in.
Mary and Dickon push him in a wheelchair.
Mary and Martha push him in a wheelchair.

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What does Dr. Craven say about Mary and Colin after a visit to check on Colin's health?

He says, "Let them go to school."
He says, "Let them laugh."
He says that they must be stopped from going outdoors.
He says that being with Mary is harmful to Colin's health.

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What happens to Colin as a result of the "magic" in the Secret Garden?

He doesn't go blind, and can see well again.
He is able to walk.
He becomes a great singer.
He decides to become a magician.

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Who writes to Mr. Craven and tells him to come home before it is too late?

Colin and Mary together.
Mrs. Medlock.
Susan Sowerby, who is Martha and Dickon's mother.
Mary.

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