1. 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 fist into the stranger's face.
(c) By placing a hot iron between Will and the stranger.
(d) By placing a hot horseshoe on the horse.

2. What does Paul state is the reason Will's skylight broke?
(a) Birds nested on it.
(b) The Dark pushed against it.
(c) A rusty latch.
(d) An icy latch that broke under the strain of the snow.

3. How does Robin describe Will at eleven-years-old?
(a) Ageless.
(b) Short.
(c) Odd.
(d) Young.

4. What impulsive comment does Will shout out to the bus conductor as he gets off the bus two days after his birthday?
(a) That he will soon make more money.
(b) That it will be warm on Christmas Day.
(c) That he will be an Old One soon.
(d) That he will be one of the forgotten ones.

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

Short Answer 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..."?

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

3. What does the stranger ask Will at the blacksmith's hut?

4. What does the fat lady say to the conductor about the weather at the beginning of The Walker on the Way?

5. Where has the Lady gone when she vanishes?

(see the answer key)

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