View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Will silently rejoice as he takes in the snow-covered landscape?
(a) Because he wanted to sleep in.
(b) Because he was happy to be alive.
(c) Because he wanted the snow to fall.
(d) Because he wanted to have a snowball fight with his brothers.

2. What happens to Will's family the morning of Midwinter Day?
(a) They cannot wake up.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) They cannot speak.
(d) They are separated by a horrible blizzard.

3. 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 meeting his true father.
(b) It means Will is escaping evil.
(c) It means Will is a wizard.
(d) It means Will is meeting his destiny.

4. What does John Smith tell Will about Hunter's Combe?
(a) That the road is good for everyone who comes along it.
(b) That the road is filled with snow and to be safe.
(c) That nothing can harm him along the road.
(d) That nothing good comes along the road.

5. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?
(a) He doesn't like them.
(b) He fears they will reject him.
(c) The dogs are ill.
(d) They snarled at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the heap of snow that falls into Will's bedroom, what does Will see, but Paul doesn't?

2. What phrase does Mr. Dawson repeat to Will when Will visits him Midwinter's Eve?

3. Who is snoring from the other bed when Will wakes up?

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

5. What happens to the radio station when Will walks by it after getting home from his walk with James?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 333 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample