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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Testing; The King of Fire and Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is odd about the weather, according to the thin man with the pointed nose on the bus?
(a) That this much snow is falling before his birthday.
(b) That this much snow is falling before Will's birthday.
(c) This much snow fell in 1947 before Christmas.
(d) That this much snow has fallen before Christmas.

2. Which character proclaims that the burden is "so heavy...And I've been carrying it for so long"?
(a) Merriman.
(b) The Lady.
(c) The Rider.
(d) The Walker.

3. Who betrays Merriman and shapes the course of Will's quest?
(a) Hawkins.
(b) Dawson.
(c) The Rider.
(d) James.

4. What is drawn on the very last page of the book of Gramayre?
(a) The six circle cross signs joined into one circle.
(b) The six cross signs joined in a square.
(c) A list of the six signs.
(d) The five circle pyramid signs.

5. What symbols are on the horseshoes that John Smith puts on the mare?
(a) The symbol of the church.
(b) The same as the symbol on his ornament.
(c) The symbol of Christmas.
(d) The symbol of the Dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will's sister, Gwen, give him at the end of the Sign-Seeker section of the novel?

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

3. Where is Will's bedroom located?

4. What sign does Merriman force Hawkin to carry throughout the centuries?

5. According to the book of Gramayre, what is one of the five birds that can see the Dark?

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