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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 phrase does Mr. Dawson repeat to Will when Will visits him Midwinter's Eve?
(a) The Walker seeks your soul.
(b) The Walker is dangerous.
(c) The Walker is the Dark.
(d) The Walker is abroad.

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

3. While Will eats breakfast with John Smith and Martha, what appears in the clearing?
(a) Rooks.
(b) A black stallion.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A white mare.

4. Whose room did Will's bedroom once belong to?
(a) James.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mary.
(d) Stephen, the eldest.

5. Who do James and Will see for a second time when walking through the woods?
(a) A tramp.
(b) The Dawsons.
(c) Rooks.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?

2. What does Will want more than anything for his birthday?

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

4. What does the iron ornament do to Will's fingers?

5. In the opening scene of Part One, what does James proclaim there are too many of?

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