Part A What is a theme of The Secret Garden?

Not having relationships with others can make a person unhappy.

People can be kind even if they are unsure of what is going on.

It is important to feel sorry for people who are miserable.

It is hard to find someone who can keep a secret.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from chapter 10 of the novel best supports the theme in Part A?

"Dickon looked more puzzled than ever and even rubbed his hand over his rough head again, but he answered quite good-humoredly."

“She had never felt sorry for herself; she had only felt tired and cross, because she disliked people and things so much.”

“‘Could you keep a secret, if I told you one? It’s a great secret. I don’t know what I should do if anyone found it out.’”

“He said it in such an odd way that Mary wondered if he was actually a little sorry for her.”