Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Secret Garden? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What does Colin say when he sees Mary for the first?
"Who are you? […] Are you the one I’ve been waiting for?”
"Who are you? […] Are you an angel?”
"Who are you? […] Are you a ghost?"
"Who are you? […] You look like a human — and I hate humans!”
Q. Who first coins the nickname “Mistress Mary Quite Contrary” for Mary Lennox?
Basil
Barney
Mrs. Crawford
Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson, following their initial success with “Weasley is our King”
Q. Why does Dickon have to reassure Mary that she is “as safe as a missel thrush” (11.93)?
Because Mary worries that Dickon will die and leave her like her parents did
Because Mary worries that Dickon will reveal the Secret Garden
Because Mary worries that she won’t be able to find enough food to feed herself now that she is an orphan
Because Mary worries that intelligent, non-human apes will soon rise up to become the dominant species on Earth
Q. Which character says, “Sometimes I think p'raps I'm a bird, or a fox, or a rabbit, or a squirrel, or even a beetle, an' I don't know it"?
Radagast the Brown, Rabbit Wrangler
Dickon Sowerby, Secret Gardener
Colin Craven, Spoiled Brat Who’s Getting Better
Ben Weatherstaff, Misselthwaite Manor Gardener
Q. Where is Colin when he makes the following announcement: “Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of Magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people”?
In bed, taking a lazy day off.
In his father’s study, explaining his new health.
In District 13, which is still there, despite all rumors to the contrary.
In the Secret Garden.