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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Finding; Midwinter Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Terror.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

2. When James and Will return home from their walk, what does Will think is running out of his brother, James, like water?
(a) The memory of the rook attack.
(b) The memory of who he is.
(c) The memory of their walk to the farm.
(d) The memory of their talks.

3. What does seeing the stranger in the black coat do to Will?
(a) It makes him angry.
(b) It makes him feel hollow inside.
(c) It makes him whimper.
(d) It makes him feel scared.

4. Why doesn't Will fall asleep right away when he gets into bed?
(a) A feeling of anxiousness about his birthday keeps him awake.
(b) A feeling of fear of the dark keeps him awake.
(c) A feeling of love and happiness keeps him awake.
(d) A feeling of fear keeps him awake.

5. How does the blacksmith stop Will from taking the stranger's food offering?
(a) By burning wood to kill the scent of tantalizing food.
(b) By placing a hot iron between Will and the stranger.
(c) By placing a hot fist into the stranger's face.
(d) By placing a hot horseshoe on the horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the Midwinter Day section, what wakes up Will?

2. Who do James and Will see for a second time when walking through the woods?

3. What symbols are on the horseshoes that John Smith puts on the mare?

4. What does Mr. Dawson give Will when he invites him into the house?

5. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?

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