Flashcards
The Secret Garden
Generated from the original open resource by Project Gutenberg. Built only from the resource — nothing invented. Free, no login.
The Secret Garden - Study Flashcards
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Who is Mary Lennox? | The main character of the story, a thin, sickly, disagreeable-looking girl who was sent to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor. |
| Where was Mary born? | Mary was born in India. |
| Why was Mary's hair and face yellow? | Because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. |
| What was Mary's father's job? | He held a position under the English Government and was always busy and often ill himself. |
| What was Mary's mother like? | A great beauty called "the Mem Sahib" who cared only about going to parties and having fun with gay people, and did not want a little girl at all. |
| What is an Ayah? | A native servant in India who took care of Mary as a child. |
| Why did Mary become tyrannical and selfish? | Because her Ayah and other servants always obeyed her and gave her everything she wanted so she wouldn't disturb her mother. |
| What happened to the young English governesses who tried to teach Mary? | They disliked her so much that they quit their jobs quickly; the first one left in three months. |
| What disease broke out at the beginning of the story? | Cholera, which spread quickly and caused many people, including servants, to die. |
| Who was Barney? | A young officer who discovered Mary alone in the bungalow after the cholera outbreak and told her that both her parents had died. |
| What did Mary find in her room while everyone was sick? | A little harmless snake gliding across the matting on the floor. |
| How did Mary find out her parents had died? | Officers entering the bungalow after the cholera outbreak told her that "there is nobody left to come" for her. |
| Why was Mary left alone and forgotten during the cholera outbreak? | Everyone was too panic-stricken and busy dealing with the illness to remember a little girl that no one was fond of. |
| Why didn't Mary cry when she learned her parents had died? | She was not an affectionate child and had never cared much for anyone, including her mother and Ayah. |
| Where was Mary taken right after her parents died? | To an English clergyman's house, though she did not want to stay there. |
| What does the chapter title "Mistress Mary Quite Contrary" suggest about Mary? | It hints that Mary has a difficult, disagreeable, and stubborn personality. |
| What did Mary drink by accident during the confusion of the cholera outbreak? | A glass of wine that she found on the dining table, which made her very drowsy. |
Original licensed under Public Domain. This teaching material is provided free by OER.ai.