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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter I
Chapter II- Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V-Chapter VI
Chapter VII-Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X- Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI-Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII-Chapter XIX
Chapter XX-Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV-XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Characters
Character List
Mary Lennox
Colin Craven
Dickon Sowerby
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2- Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5-Chapter 6
Chapter 7-Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10- Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16-Chapter 17
Chapter 18-Chapter 19
Chapter 20-Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24-26
Chapter 27
Conceptual Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
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Teacher's Handbook
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Chapter 7-Chapter 8 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 7-Chapter 8 Quiz
1
of 5
Who does Mary like even though she's never met them?
Archibald Craven
Mrs. Craven
Dickon and Martha's mother
Ben's children
2
of 5
What does the robin lead Mary to?
Martha's home
A key
A secret door
Ben's cottage
3
of 5
Why does Mary want to find the secret garden?
To show Dickon
To destroy it
To be alone
To start a garden
4
of 5
What does Martha's mother give to Mary?
A dress
A shawl
A book
A jump rope
5
of 5
What does Mary find as she is practicing skipping rope?
The robin's nest
The secret garden
A portrait of herself
A note from Mrs. Craven
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