Module 2 exam (Semester 2)

Which quotation from The Secret Garden best demonstrates the use of dialect?

• "Nothing of the sort."

• "I've not seen thee before today."

• "Well, here you are."

• "Something is there--something!"

Which quotation from The Secret Garden best demonstrates the use of dialect?

• "You are going to your uncle."

• "I suppose I may as well tell you something about where you are going to."

• "You don't know anything."

• "An' tha's browt th' young 'un with thee."

Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly?

• I was relieved to see that there wasn't anything peculiar or surprising on the math test.

• Our fun-filled day at the amusement park made us feel anguished.

• My favorite teacher, Mrs. Bloomsbury, is absolutely tyrannical.

Which is a characteristic of a novel?

• Novels have only a few characters.

• Novels have simple, straightforward themes (and only a few of them).

• Novels are filled with great and specific detail.

Which is a characteristic of a novel?

• Novels never tell you very much about a character's early life.

• Novels can have multiple small climaxes.

• Novels have simple, straightforward themes (and few of them).

It was in that strange and sudden way that Mary found out that she had neither father nor mother left; that they had died and been carried away in the night, and that the few native servants who had not died also had left the house as quickly as they could get out of it, none of them even remembering that there was a Missie Sahib. That was why the place was so quiet. It was true that there was no one in the bungalow but herself and the little rustling snake.

Which best analyzes how the underlined word helps to develop the mood of this passage?

• It appeals to the reader's sense of sight to create a comfortable feeling.

• It appeals to the reader's sense of sound to create a lonely feeling.

"Everybody knows him. Dickon's wanderin' about everywhere. Th' very blackberries an' heatherbells knows him. I warrant th' foxes shows him where their cubs lies an' th' skylarks doesn't hide their nests from him."

Which identifies and explains the type of language used in this passage?

• The language is figurative; blackberries cannot recognize human faces.

• The language is figurative; skylarks do not have nests.

• The language is literal; Dickon never wanders the moor.

Which is used as a symbol for Mr. Craven's closed heart?

• The locked door to the secret garden

• The dark and frightening moors

• The little robin redbreast who befriends Mary

Colin first plants a rose in the garden.

Which best identifies the symbolism of this event?

• When Mary first tells him about the garden, she tells him about the roses.

• The color rose symbolizes peace in the story.

• Colin's mother loved roses; when he plants one, he makes a connection with her.

In what way does the robin develop the plot of The Secret Garden?

• The robin shows Mary the location of the key to the secret garden.

• The robin teaches Mary to be kind to animals.

• The robin inspires Mary to create a "nest" of her own.

• The robin brings Mary and Ben Weatherstaff together.