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

2. According to the Rider, what does he claim the Dark will take from the Old Ones?
(a) Their lives.
(b) The Light.
(c) All the things of power.
(d) The six signs.

3. Who tells Will that the tramp stole something from them?
(a) Mr. Dawson.
(b) Merriman.
(c) Maggie Barnes.
(d) John Smith.

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

5. Where has the Lady gone when she vanishes?
(a) To sleep a thousand years.
(b) To recover from the strain of the Dark.
(c) To a different time to battle the Dark.
(d) To fight against the Dark.

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

3. What do the Old Ones do when the Dark attacks?

4. What type of singers have been singing Good King Wenceslas at the manor since the beginning of the manor?

5. Who is the seventh son of the seventh son?

(see the answer key)

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