The Secret Garden Quizzes

The Secret Garden Quiz 1

1 Who is the main protagonist of the story?
Dickon Sowerby

Colin Craven

Mary Lennox

Archibald Craven
2 Why is Mary moved to Misselthwaite Manor?
Her old nurse quits and Mary needs supervision.

Her uncle Archibald requests that she lives with him.

She is too misbehaved to stay with her parents.

Her entire family dies from a cholera outbreak.
3 Where did Mary grow up?
China

India

Yorkshire

Canada
4 What is the name of Mary's childhood servant?
Martha

Miriam

Susan

Ayah
5 Which adjective best describes Mary at the outset of the story?
Disagreeable

Noisy

Friendly

Chipper
6 Where is Archibald Craven's manor located?
London, England

Yorkshire, England

Nova Scotia

Glastonbury, Scotland
7 Which of the following animals does NOT appear in the story?
Goat

Lamb

Snake

Robin
8 Who is Martha Sowerby?
Mary's sister

Dickon's mother

Mr. Craven's housekeeper

Mary's servant at Misselthwaite Manor
9 What noise does Mary repeatedly hear in the mansion?
A mouse running around

A dog barking

A child crying

Her uncle yelling
10 What is the prominent aspect of the Yorkshire landscape?
The pine forests

The glaciers

The mountains

The moor
11 Why has Archibald locked up the garden?
He doesn't want Ben Weatherstaff to enter the garden.

It is too much work to keep the garden alive.

It is a painful reminder of his wife.

He doesn't want the children to have fun there.
12 What is Mary's reaction to the death of her nanny in India?
Disbelief

Indifference

Sadness

Relief
13 Which adjective best characterizes the manner of the servants in India?
Friendly

Aggressive

Subservient

Chatty
14 Who does Mary first encounter in the Misselthwaite gardens?
Ben Weatherstaff

Her uncle, Archibald

Susan Sowerby

Mrs. Medlock
15 What is one reason that Mary behaves so rudely in the beginning of the story?
She is still mourning her parents.

She never learned how to treat other people.

She feels sick often.

She doesn't like being around the lower classes.
16 What makes Mary feel less alone while in the garden for the first time?
Her own imagination

The presence of the robin

The memory of her parents

The singing of blue jays
17 The word “sallow” is used to describe ____.
Mary

Ayah

Martha

Colin
18 What does Mary notice about Archibald Craven upon first meeting him?
He keeps his room very tidy.

He doesn't seem very happy.

He has a strong resemblance to Colin.

He is very confident and well-spoken.
19 Why is Mrs. Medlock angry to find Mary in Colin's room?
She doesn't want Mary to catch Colin's illness.

Mary promised to not go in Colin's room.

She doesn't want to get in trouble with Mr. Craven.

Mary caused Colin to have a temper tantrum.
20 Why does Colin throw temper tantrums according to the narrator of the story?
He is mourning his mother.

He wants the servants to let him go outside.

He neurotically fears turning into a hunchback, like his father.

He wants attention from Mary.
21 What is the favorite flower of Mrs. Craven?
Roses

Daffodils

Tulips

Gardenias
22 Which adjective best describes Dickon Sowerby?
Manipulative

Simple-minded

Personable

Quiet
23 Who in the story is compared to a “rajah”?
Colin

Martha

Archibald

Dickon
24 What does Dickon help Mary with?
Carrying her bag

Climbing over the garden wall

Calming Colin from his tantrum

Getting plants for the garden
25 How old is Mary throughout most of the novel?
14

10

12

8

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