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WorksheetsThe Secret Garden Ch. 1-12
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
How do Mary's mother and father treat her?
a. They spoil her by bringing her countless toys, games, and treats.
b. They expect her to behave like an adult, and scold her often.
c.They rarely see her and tell their servants to keep her out of sight.
d.They tell her stories of their friends and relatives and teach her many things.
How does Mary treat others? Select all of the answers that apply.
a.She calls the servants names, and beats and kicks them when she is angry.
b. She doesn't care much for anyone.
c.She teases other children.
d.She tells lies and plays tricks on everyone she meets whenever she can.
What happens to Mary when the cholera breaks out?
a.She is purposely left behind in the bungalow.
b.She is forgotten in the confusion.
c. Her parents send her to Misselthwaite Manor.
d.Colonel McGrew tells her to hide in the nursery until everyone gets well.
Which of the following best describes Mrs. Medlock?
a.Mrs. Medlock is Mary's warm-hearted, gentle governess.
b.Mrs. Medlock is Mary's maid. She is very clever, and quite a chatterbox.
c.Mrs. Medlock is the no-nonsense housekeeper of Misselthwaite Manor.
d.Mrs. Medlock is Mary's grandmother. She is as contrary and disagreeable as Mary.
How is Mary treated when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor?
a.Mr. Pitcher and Mr. Craven have supper with Mary.
b.Mary is brought to her rooms and told to stay there.
c.Mrs. Medlock shows Mary around Misselthwaite Manor and then shows her to her rooms.
d.Mr. Craven meets Mary at the door and shows her around Misselthwaite Manor.
How is the housemaid, Martha, different from the servants Mary lived with in India?
a.Martha is afraid of Mary, and stays away from her as much as possible.
b.Martha is timid and quiet, while the servants in India were always laughing and telling stories.
c.Martha loves Mary like a sister, while the servants in India were not fond of Mary at all.
d.Martha speaks plainly and directly and expects Mary to do things for herself.
Which of the following descriptions are appropriate for Ben Weatherstaff? Select all that apply.
a. He can be as surly and contrary as Mary.
b. He is an old gardener at Misselthwaite Manor.
c. He can be warmhearted and kind.
d. He is an old cook who lives in a cottage on the moor.
Mary finds the robin's behavior surprising in many ways. What does she find the most astonishing?
a.He seems to act and communicate like a person.
b.He perches in a tree in a garden to which Mary cannot find a door.
c.He comes when Ben Weatherstaff whistles for him.
d.He wants to be Mary's friend.
Why did Mr. Craven bury the key to the door of one of the gardens and forbid anyone to enter it?
a.It is a garden he wants to keep only for his own use.
b.His wife died as a result of a fall she had in the garden.
c.He and his wife were married in the rose garden.
d.Mr. Craven is also friendly with the robin, and wants the bird to have a peaceful place to live.
What gift does Susan Sowerby, Martha's mother, give to Mary and why?
a.Mrs. Sowerby gives Mary a spade so that she can dig in the garden.
a.Mrs. Sowerbygbives Mary a packet of seeds to plant in the secret garden.
c.Mrs. Sowerby gives Mary a jump-rope to exercise and play with.
d.Mrs. Sowerby gives Mary a dough-cake made with sugar to have with her supper.
How does Mary discover the door to the secret garden?
a.The robin shows her the way and perches on the knob.
b.Ben Weatherstaff shows her where the door is.
c.A gust of wind blows the ivy away from the door.
d.As she is playing with the jump-rope, she discovers a new path, follows it, and finds the door.
Why does Mary want a spade?
a.She wants to help Ben Weatherstaff with his gardening.
b.She wants to clear the weeds from the secret garden.
c.She wants to find worms and bugs to feed the robin.
d.She wants to plant a garden of her own.
Who will bring the gardening tools and seeds to Mary?
a.Susan Sowerby
b.Archibald Craven
c.Dickon Sowerby
d.Ben Weatherstaff
Which of the following shows that Susan Sowerby is compassionate?
Select all that apply.
a. She thinks Mary must be lonely and tells Martha to do her best to cheer her up.
b. She bakes dough-cakes and sews and mends clothes for Mary.
c.She is worried because Mary has no one to look after her.
d.Though she is poor, she buys Mary a skipping-rope so she can play and get stronger.
Which will complete the following sentence?
When Mary first meets Dickon,
a.he is using the garden tools he purchased to work in the secret garden.
b.the robin is perched on Dickon's shoulder as he walks down Mary's favorite lane.
c. a group of animals is listening to Dickon play his pipe.
d.Martha and Dickon are looking through the packets of seeds with great excitement.
When Dickon inquires where Mary's garden is, she explains to him that she hasn't been given a garden to tend, but that she has "stolen" one. What reasons does Mary give for "stealing" the secret garden?
She says that she cares about it and no one else does.
She says she has nothing to do and nothing belongs to her.
She says that the garden is like something out of a fairy tale.
She says the garden is dying because it is all shut in by itself.
Why does Mr. Craven decide that he wants to see Mary?
a. He has been worrying about her while he has been traveling.
b. Mrs. Medlock complains that Mary is causing trouble.
c. Mrs. Sowerby tells him to see her.
d.Mary begins crying in the night and Mr. Craven hurries to see what is the matter.
When Mary tells Mr. Craven that she would like "a bit of earth to make things grow," he gazes at her, and she feels that she must have reminded him of something. What does Mr. Craven say that allows us to infer that Mary makes him think of his wife?
a."I am your guardian, though I am a poor one for any child."
b."Mary needs liberty and fresh air and romping about."
c."Is there anything you want?"
d."You remind me of someone else who loved the earth and things that grow."
