The Secret Garden Quizzes

The Secret Garden Quiz 1

1 Who is the main protagonist of the story?
Archibald Craven

Mary Lennox

Dickon Sowerby

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

Her entire family dies from a cholera outbreak.

Her uncle Archibald requests that she lives with him.

She is too misbehaved to stay with her parents.
3 Where did Mary grow up?
India

Canada

Yorkshire

China
4 What is the name of Mary's childhood servant?
Ayah

Miriam

Martha

Susan
5 Which adjective best describes Mary at the outset of the story?
Noisy

Chipper

Disagreeable

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

Nova Scotia

Yorkshire, England

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

Snake

Goat

Robin
8 Who is Martha Sowerby?
Mary's servant at Misselthwaite Manor

Dickon's mother

Mr. Craven's housekeeper

Mary's sister
9 What noise does Mary repeatedly hear in the mansion?
A mouse running around

Her uncle yelling

A child crying

A dog barking
10 What is the prominent aspect of the Yorkshire landscape?
The glaciers

The pine forests

The mountains

The moor
11 Why has Archibald locked up the garden?
It is too much work to keep the garden alive.

He doesn't want Ben Weatherstaff to enter the garden.

He doesn't want the children to have fun there.

It is a painful reminder of his wife.
12 What is Mary's reaction to the death of her nanny in India?
Relief

Disbelief

Indifference

Sadness
13 Which adjective best characterizes the manner of the servants in India?
Aggressive

Subservient

Chatty

Friendly
14 Who does Mary first encounter in the Misselthwaite gardens?
Mrs. Medlock

Her uncle, Archibald

Susan Sowerby

Ben Weatherstaff
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 doesn't like being around the lower classes.

She feels sick often.
16 What makes Mary feel less alone while in the garden for the first time?
The memory of her parents

Her own imagination

The singing of blue jays

The presence of the robin
17 The word “sallow” is used to describe ____.
Martha

Colin

Ayah

Mary
18 What does Mary notice about Archibald Craven upon first meeting him?
He has a strong resemblance to Colin.

He is very confident and well-spoken.

He doesn't seem very happy.

He keeps his room very tidy.
19 Why is Mrs. Medlock angry to find Mary in Colin's room?
Mary promised to not go in Colin's room.

She doesn't want Mary to catch Colin's illness.

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 attention from Mary.

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

He wants the servants to let him go outside.
21 What is the favorite flower of Mrs. Craven?
Roses

Gardenias

Tulips

Daffodils
22 Which adjective best describes Dickon Sowerby?
Simple-minded

Manipulative

Quiet

Personable
23 Who in the story is compared to a “rajah”?
Martha

Archibald

Colin

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

8

12

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