Part A What is a theme of The Secret Garden?

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

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

C. It is hard to find someone who can keep a secret.

D. Not having relationships with others can make a person unhappy.

Part B

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

"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.”

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