Character and Setting Exploration

Character and Setting Exploration

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow about the characters and setting.

The Secret Garden

Mary Lennox was a disagreeable child. She had been sent from India to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven, in his large, gloomy house on the edge of the moor. Misselthwaite Manor was a mysterious place with a hundred rooms, most of them locked. Outside, the wind often howled across the vast, open land. One blustery morning, Mary was exploring a hidden path when she stumbled upon a small, rusty key. Later, a friendly robin showed her where an old, ivy-covered door was hidden. Behind the door lay a secret garden, forgotten for ten years.

1. Which word best describes Mary Lennox at the beginning of the story?

2. Where does Mary go to live after leaving India?

3. The house where Mary lives is described as   and has a hundred  .

4. Mary found a   key and a  -covered door.

5. Describe the setting of Misselthwaite Manor based on the passage. What details help you imagine it?

6. How does Mary's discovery of the key and the secret garden hint that her character might change?

7. Mary Lennox was happy to move to Misselthwaite Manor.