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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Finding; The Walker on the Old Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 their walk to the farm.
(b) The memory of their talks.
(c) The memory of the rook attack.
(d) The memory of who he is.

3. After Will has the branch, who grabs him from behind and demands that he stop what he is doing?
(a) The Walker.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Merriman.
(d) The Lady.

4. Who demands that Will show the first sign to him?
(a) Rooks.
(b) The Walker.
(c) The Rider.
(d) John Smith.

5. Two days after his birthday, how does Will's relationship with the animals change?
(a) They run from him.
(b) They are more affectionate.
(c) They won't leave him alone.
(d) They are angry towards him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Will that the tramp stole something from them?

2. According to Merriman, what does the Dark do to good emotions?

3. When Will meets the Walker, what does he demand that the Walker give to him?

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

5. 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..."?

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