The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a short-tempered, selfish little girl who lives with her parents in India. After her parents’ death, she is sent to live with her uncle in England. He owns an estate that sits on a large piece of land. Mary hears from a servant that there is a secret garden that has been locked up so that no one can get to it. Intensely curious, Mary sets out to find it. With the help of the old gardener, a robin that she befriends, and a boy who lives near her uncle’s manor, Mary finds the secret garden and works to bring it back to life. Once rude and proud, Mary begins to open up to other people. She also encourages her sickly cousin, Colin, to help in the garden. Together, Mary and her friends bring life to the secret garden and happiness into their own lives. In the process, they learn the meaning of love, friendship, and kindness. Which of the following is a theme of The Secret Garden? 1. Friendship means spending time outdoors. 2. One way to be happy is to help others. 3. Bored children always get in trouble. 4. Gardening is a great way to make friends.

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

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Brendan is playing in the backyard.