Mary's cousin, thought to be an invalid

The Secret Garden Quiz: A Hidden Key and a Locked Door

This the secret garden quiz pushes open a door hidden under ivy. Play 10 interactive questions on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel, Mary Lennox orphaned in India, Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, a robin that reveals a buried key, a garden locked for ten years, Dickon who charms animals, cousin Colin learning to walk and the garden's healing power.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who wrote The Secret Garden?
Mary
Where did Mary Lennox live before England?
Manor
Where does Mary go to live?
Uncle
Who is Mary's uncle?
Robin
Which bird helps Mary find the key?
Door
How is the garden door hidden?
Locked
Why was the garden locked?
Dickon
Which boy can charm animals?
Colin
Who is Colin?
Theme
What does the garden help bring about?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote The Secret Garden?
Answer: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Published in 1911.
Q2: Where did Mary Lennox live before England?
Answer: India
Orphaned there.
Q3: Where does Mary go to live?
Answer: Misselthwaite Manor
In Yorkshire.
Q4: Who is Mary's uncle?
Answer: Archibald Craven
Often away.
Q5: Which bird helps Mary find the key?
Answer: A robin
It shows her where to dig.
Q6: How is the garden door hidden?
Answer: Behind ivy
She pushes it aside.
Q7: Why was the garden locked?
Answer: After Mrs. Craven died
Ten years before.
Q8: Which boy can charm animals?
Answer: Dickon
Martha's brother.
Q9: Who is Colin?
Answer: Mary's cousin, thought to be an invalid
He learns to walk.
Q10: What does the garden help bring about?
Answer: Healing and growth
Nature restores the children.

A Garden Brought Back to Life

Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, published in 1911, follows Mary Lennox, a spoiled girl orphaned in India, who is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire with her often absent uncle, Archibald Craven.

Mary learns of a garden that has been locked for ten years, since Mrs. Craven died. A friendly robin shows her where to dig, and she finds a buried key, then pushes aside ivy to discover the hidden door. With Dickon, who can charm animals, she brings the garden back to life.

Mary discovers her cousin Colin, who believes he is an invalid. In the garden, Colin grows stronger and learns to walk. The garden's healing power transforms the children and, finally, Mr. Craven too.

What This Quiz Teaches

Book fans will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote the novel
Where Mary came from
How she finds the garden
Who helps her
How the garden heals

Did You Know?

Martha the maid speaks Yorkshire dialect.
Ben Weatherstaff tends the gardens.
The moor surrounds the manor.
Several films adapt the story.
Burnett loved gardening herself.