The Secret Garden: Chapter 6

Why didn't Mary go outside to play?

• It was too hot.

• It was too cold.

• It was rainy.

• She didn't want to.

How many rooms did Mrs. Medlock say that there were in the house?

• 100

• 72

• 1000

• Too many to count.

In the chapter, Mary goes into a room that appears to be a ladies' sitting room. There is a cabinet with ivory elephants in it. What can you infer?

• It was her mother's room.

• It was her grandmother's room.

• It was her uncle's room.

• It was her aunt's room.

We can infer that the library is inside of the house because Mary decides to go and find it herself. I can make a connection to...

• Beauty and the Beast

• Cinderella

• Brave

• Esperanza Rising

What does the word 'tapestry' mean?

• a blanket hanging on the wall

• wallpaper

• a painting done on a wall

• a hand-woven picture that hangs on the wall

What does the word 'moithered' mean?

• bothered

• angry

• mad

• sad

Where on the plot line does this chapter fall?

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Which of the following is the best beginning for the summary?

• Since it was raining outside and Mary couldn't go play, she decided to go on a journey through the house.

• Mary decided to go and count the number of doors that were in the house to see if Mrs. Medlock was lying to her.

• Martha suggested that Mary should occupy herself since she couldn't go outside to play. She mentioned that there was a library in the house, so Mary decided to go and try to find it.

• Mary knew that she had heard a child crying, so she decided to go and look for him or her.

Which of the following is the best middle for the summary?

• Mary decided to try a door, and to her surprise, it opened up.

• Mary found an open room that had ivory elephants in it. She also found a little grey mouse and her babies in the sofa cushion.

• Mary heard the cry in the corridor again, but Mrs. Medlock caught her and dragged her back to her room.

• Mary walked through long corridors lined with portraits of fancy dressed people in them. She talked to a picture of a little girl.

What is the best end for the summary?

• Mary got lost in the corridor, and heard a child crying again, but Mrs. Medlock caught her and dragged her back to her room.

• Mary got too tired from her journey and got lost in the big house. Then she heard a child crying.

• Mrs. Medlock threatened to box Mary's ears if she left the room again.

• Mary decided to go back to her bedroom because she was tired from her journey through the big house. Martha found her and showed her back to her room.