Mr. Carey's Garden - Study Guide


Synopsis: Mr. Carey’s Garden is the story of a man who does not think the snails in his garden are a problem and who convinces his neighbors to look at things his way, at least for one night.

Discussion and Questions:

l. Choose one answer, and explain why you chose it:

Mr. Carey’s Garden is a book about:
a. Gardening
b. Snails
c. Different ways of looking at things

2. If you had snails in your garden, what would you do?

3. What does it mean to see something in “a different light”?

4. The people who live on Blackberry Lane do not agree about how to get rid of the snails in their gardens. But by the end of the book, they do agree about something. What is it?

5. Do you think the neighbors are better friends by the end of the book than they are at the beginning? Why or why not?

6. In your opinion, do any of the people on Blackberry Lane change the way they handle the problem of snails in their gardens after they see Mr. Carey’s garden in “a different light”? Why or why not?

7. Do you think it’s possible to understand how someone else feels about something and still not change the way you feel? Can you think of an example in your own life where this has happened?