S2 Quiz 2.06

Which is a symbol of the human spirit in The Secret Garden?

• the secret garden

• the robin redbreast

• the moors

• roses

Review the example.

Friendship has the power to heal deep wounds.

Which identifies the element of literature best represented by the example?

• plot

• theme

• point of view

• character

Read the passage:

She had never seen a room at all like it, and thought it curious and gloomy. The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it. There were fantastically dressed people under the trees, and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle. There were hunters and horses and dogs and ladies.

Which identifies the element of literature best represented by this detail?

• setting

• foreshadowing

• plot

• character

Read the definition.

The story is told by a narrator who is not involved as a character in the story and who has the ability to see all the characters' thoughts and actions.

Which type of point of view is being described?

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person limited

• third-person omniscient

Read the definition:

The story is told by the main character. The reader can't see anything beyond what the narrator sees and knows.

Which type of point of view is being described?

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person limited

• third-person omniscient

Read this passage from The Secret Garden carefully.

Mary had not known that she herself had been spoiled, but she could see quite plainly that this mysterious boy had been. He thought that the whole world belonged to him. How peculiar he was and how coolly he spoke of not living.

Which theme is best developed by this passage?

• The secret garden is a place for healing and growing.

• Children who are unwanted cannot thrive; compassion and companionship are an important part of being human.

• Happiness depends upon helping others.

• Secrets are dangerous.

How does third-person omniscient point of view develop theme in The Secret Garden?

• The reader can see the characters' thoughts and observe the changes in the characters.

• The point of view does not have any relationship to theme.

• The reader has no idea who is telling the story so doesn’t favor a particular character.

• The point of view doesn’t affect the theme, because only Mary’s thoughts and actions develop theme.