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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Learning; Christmas Eve and The Book of Gramarye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stanton call the old cardboard container?
(a) An old box of poems.
(b) An old box of letters from Old George.
(c) A box of ornaments.
(d) Frank Dawson's box of letters.

2. What does the iron ornament do to Will's fingers?
(a) Bruises them.
(b) Numbs them.
(c) Cuts them.
(d) Burns them.

3. What does Merriman do for the Walker?
(a) Makes him cry.
(b) Wrangles with him.
(c) Hurts him.
(d) Sends him away.

4. When taking his shortcut home, what does Will do to the branch lying on the ground?
(a) Picks it up.
(b) Breaks it.
(c) Sets is ablaze.
(d) Steps on it.

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..."?
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Will disappointed about his birthday?

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

4. How does Robin describe Will at eleven-years-old?

5. What does Old George tell Will about the importance of holly?

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