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This quiz is based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This is one of my all time favorite books and I have read it over and over again. If you love this book as much as I do then have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by camy1206. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
camy1206

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,718

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
374

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the beginning of the book, the entire household either flees or dies of cholera, leaving Mary alone. What animal does Mary find under her bed? Hint

Dog

Snake

Cat

Mouse

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Mary think of Mrs. Medlock upon first meeting her? Hint

She thought she was too young.

She thought she was pretty.

She disliked her.

She liked her very much.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Several animals are featured in the book. What is the first animal that Mary befriends while playing in the gardens? Hint

lamb

rabbit

fox

robin

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the one thing Mary asks her uncle for? Hint

a "bit of earth"

a "wee bit of spending money"

a "pretty porcelain dolly"

a "striped skipping rope"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mary has cousin whom she has never met or even heard of. What is Colin doing when Mary discovers him? Hint

Reading

Crying

Playing

Sleeping

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Question 6 of 10

6. What royal entity does Mary say Colin reminds her of? Hint

The Rajah

The Duke

The Fakir

The King

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Question 7 of 10

7. Three adults enter the garden throughout the novel. Susan Sowerby was invited, Archibald Craven goes because of the memory of his dead wife - who is the third? Hint

Martha Sowerby

Mrs. Medlock

Ben Weatherstaff

Doctor Craven

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Ben Weatherstaff call Colin that enrages him into walking for the first time? Hint

"hunched brat"

"puny runt"

"poor cripple"

"sniveling heathen"

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Question 9 of 10

9. One day Dickon arrives with an animal in each pocket. They are named Nut and Shell. What kind of animals are they? Hint

chipmunks

squirrels

ferrets

mice

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Question 10 of 10

10. Archibald Craven has a dream that leads him to return home and find the children in the garden. Who calls to him in the dream? Hint

his niece, Mary

his neighbor, Susan Sowerby

his wife, Lillias

his son, Colin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the beginning of the book, the entire household either flees or dies of cholera, leaving Mary alone. What animal does Mary find under her bed?

Answer: Snake

This occurs just before an officer and a man named Barney discover a very cranky Mary standing alone in her nursery.

2. What did Mary think of Mrs. Medlock upon first meeting her?

Answer: She disliked her.

Upon meeting Mrs. Medlock, Mary thought she was "the most disagreeable person she had ever seen." Strangely, Mrs. Medlock feels the same way about Mary.

3. Several animals are featured in the book. What is the first animal that Mary befriends while playing in the gardens?

Answer: robin

The bird was actually a friend of Ben Weatherstaff; it was he who introduced them.

4. What is the one thing Mary asks her uncle for?

Answer: a "bit of earth"

The request from Mary actually makes her uncle, Archibald Craven, rather sad. Mary reminds him of his wife who died in the gardens.

5. Mary has cousin whom she has never met or even heard of. What is Colin doing when Mary discovers him?

Answer: Crying

Mary had heard him crying before and was told that a maid, Betty Butterworth, had a toothache.

6. What royal entity does Mary say Colin reminds her of?

Answer: The Rajah

Mary was raised in India where Rajahs rule.

7. Three adults enter the garden throughout the novel. Susan Sowerby was invited, Archibald Craven goes because of the memory of his dead wife - who is the third?

Answer: Ben Weatherstaff

Ben has been coming to the garden for years to trim the roses. Since there is no key and the door is hidden, he climbs a ladder and goes over the wall.

8. What does Ben Weatherstaff call Colin that enrages him into walking for the first time?

Answer: "poor cripple"

Ben had just climbed over the wall and discovered the children in the garden.

9. One day Dickon arrives with an animal in each pocket. They are named Nut and Shell. What kind of animals are they?

Answer: squirrels

Dickon has many animals including a pony, fox, crow, lamb and the squirrels.

10. Archibald Craven has a dream that leads him to return home and find the children in the garden. Who calls to him in the dream?

Answer: his wife, Lillias

In the dream she says she is "in the garden". Shortly after he receives a letter from Susan urging him to come home.

Source: Author camy1206

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