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

2. What does the Dark use to get Will to break the circle?
(a) Will's impatience and hope.
(b) Will's sadness and homesickness.
(c) Will's youth and immaturity.
(d) Will's hunger and sleepiness.

3. When Will goes through the doors, who does he find waiting for him along the fireplace inside the manor?
(a) An elderly woman and a tall man.
(b) An elderly woman and a short man.
(c) A young woman and a short man.
(d) A young woman and a tall man.

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

5. Where is Will's bedroom located?
(a) In a guestroom.
(b) In the attic.
(c) With one of his brothers.
(d) In the basement.

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 does Will want more than anything for his birthday?

3. Who demands that Will show the first sign to him?

4. What does John Smith mean when he tells Will, "It is your privilege. Take hold of her mane where you can reach it, and you will see"?

5. What does Merriman accuse Will of doing every spring at Huntercombe Manor?

(see the answer key)

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