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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Finding; The Sign-Seeker.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the Sign-Seeker section, what is engraved on the two towering oak doors?
(a) Crosses.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Bursts of light.

2. As Will walks across the room at the manor, he notices that what image is everywhere?
(a) The white mare.
(b) The Rider's face.
(c) Snow.
(d) The same symbol that is on his iron ornament.

3. To Will, the red-haired man in the dark robes who is seated on his black stallion looks like what?
(a) A rook.
(b) A dark cloud.
(c) Danger.
(d) A statue.

4. According to the lady, what does the Rider want with Will?
(a) To capture him.
(b) To capture the sign.
(c) To capture the white mare.
(d) To stop the Light.

5. What does the author mean when she writes, "He was crystal-clear awake, in a Midwinter Day that had been waiting for him to wake into it since the day he had been born..."?
(a) It means Will is escaping evil.
(b) It means Will is meeting his true father.
(c) It means Will is meeting his destiny.
(d) It means Will is a wizard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will silently rejoice as he takes in the snow-covered landscape?

2. When James and Will return home from their walk, what does Will think is running out of his brother, James, like water?

3. What happens to Will's family when he arrives back home from the other time?

4. How does the blacksmith stop Will from taking the stranger's food offering?

5. What warning does Merriman tell Will after their first meeting?

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