Review for 2.09 Quiz

Read this passage from The Secret Garden.

Then Mary knew Dickon had meant the picture to be a message. He had meant that she might be sure he would keep her secret. Her garden was her nest and she was like a missel thrush. Oh, how she did like that queer, common boy!

Which theme is best developed by this passage?

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

• The secret garden is a magical place.

• Happiness depends upon helping others.

Read this passage from The Secret Garden.

Mary had not known that she herself had been spoiled, but she could see quite plainly that this myterious 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.

Read this excerpt from Chapter 14 of The Secret Garden.

And they laughed so that in the end they were making as much noise as if they had been two ordinary healthy natural ten-year-old creatures—instead of a hard, little, unloving girl and a sickly boy who believed that he was going to die.

What is the effect of the word choice on the meaning of the excerpt?

• It shows the positive effect their interaction has had on them.

• It emphasizes how much effort it will take the children to behave themselves

• It highlights how loud the children are when they are together.

Which statement best describes Martha's character in The Secret Garden?

• Martha is a flat, static character who changes as she spends time with Mary.

• Martha is a flat, static character whose role is to help Mary adjust to life in Yorkshire.

• Martha is a round, dynamic character who changes as she spends time with Mary.

Read this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

She felt so sour and unrelenting that for a few minutes she almost forgot about Dickon and the green veil creeping over the world and the soft wind blowing down from the moor.

What is the meaning of the figurative language used to describe this scene?

• The sun is starting to set.

• Grass and plants are beginning to grow

• She is looking angrily at the world.

Which statement best describes Colin's character in The Secret Garden?

• Colin is a flat, static character whose role is to be the opposite of Dickon

• Colin is a round, dynamic character who changes because of his interaction with Mary and Dickon.

• Colin is a round, dynamic character whose role is to be the opposite of Dickon.

Read this excerpt from chapter 19 of The Secret Garden, in which Colin responds to Dr. Craven.

“No, I will not have the nurse," so magnificently that Mary could not help remembering how the young native Prince had looked with his diamonds and emeralds and pearls stuck all over him and the great rubies on the small dark hand he had waved to command his servants to approach with salaams and receive his orders.

What is the effect of the word choice on the meaning of the excerpt?

• It implies Colin is pretending to be someone he is not.

• It shows that Colin thinks he is royalty

• It reveals the commanding tone Colin is using.

Which statement best describes Dickon's character in The Secret Garden?

• Dickon is a flat, static character because he has a complex personality and changes as he interacts with Mary

• Dickon is a flat, static character because he has a simple personality and is used by the author to represent what is good in nature.

• Dickon is a round, dynamic character because he has a complex personality and changes as he interacts with Mary

Read this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

They drew the chair under the plum-tree, which was snow-white with blossoms and musical with bees. It was like a king’s canopy, a fairy king’s.

What is the meaning of the figurative language used to describe this scene?

• The blossoms of the tree make a beautiful covering over their heads.

• The tree is so beautiful that it cannot possibly be real.

• The area under the tree seems like a castle.

Read this excerpt from Chapter 13 of The Secret Garden.

“Rooms are locked up and gardens are locked up—and you! Have you been locked up?”

What is the effect of the word choice on the meaning of the excerpt?

• It shows how little Mary knows about the Craven family.

• It emphasizes all the hidden things in the Craven family.

• It implies that Colin has been imprisoned in the secret garden