The Secret Garden
Study Guide

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1. Identify the following Characters:

a) Mary Lennox

b) Mrs. Medlock

c) Martha

d) Archbald Craven

e) Dickon

f) Ben Weatherstaff

g) Colin Craven

2. Why was Mary taken from India to England? Find both countries on a map, and trace her journey.

3. When Mary heard crying during the night, what did she think about her new home?

4. Martha told Mary the crying sound came from the wind on the moor. What is a moor?

5. What is special about Dickon?

6. Mary was very curious and wanted to know about everything. Name two things the Mary's curiosity led her to discover.

a)

b)

7. Why did Mr. Archibald become so sad when Mary asked him for some earth to make a garden?

8. List three (3) problems that Colin had.

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b)

c)

9. How did Mary help Colin to solve each of these problems?

a)

b)

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10. Ben Weathstaff said, "Where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow." What do you think he meant by this? Explain how this relates to

a) Mary

b) Colin

11. Explain how Colin's attitude about life changed after he and Mary became friends.

a) Before:

b) After:

12. How does Colin surprise his father?

13. Who is the lady sitting outside the garden at the beginning and at the end of the film version of the story?

14. What happened to Dickon?

15. How does the story end?

16. Compare/contrast the book and the film.