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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening scene of Part One, what does James proclaim there are too many of?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Presents.
(c) Kids.
(d) Bedrooms.

2. What does Will hear before his world changes to another time?
(a) Laughter.
(b) A prayer.
(c) Music.
(d) Screaming.

3. What symbols are on the horseshoes that John Smith puts on the mare?
(a) The symbol of the church.
(b) The symbol of the Dark.
(c) The symbol of Christmas.
(d) The same as the symbol on his ornament.

4. How does the blacksmith stop Will from taking the stranger's food offering?
(a) By placing a hot iron between Will and the stranger.
(b) By burning wood to kill the scent of tantalizing food.
(c) By placing a hot fist into the stranger's face.
(d) By placing a hot horseshoe on the horse.

5. While Will eats breakfast with John Smith and Martha, what appears in the clearing?
(a) A black stallion.
(b) Rooks.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A white mare.

6. What does Will pin over the door on Christmas Eve?
(a) Holly.
(b) Cut-outs.
(c) A cross.
(d) Lights.

7. What does The Lady remind Will of when he sees her for the first time at the manor?
(a) A fox.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A lioness.

8. When Will meets the Walker, what does he demand that the Walker give to him?
(a) The second sign.
(b) The papers.
(c) The sixth sign.
(d) The packages.

9. What does John Smith tell Will about Hunter's Combe?
(a) That the road is filled with snow and to be safe.
(b) That the road is good for everyone who comes along it.
(c) That nothing good comes along the road.
(d) That nothing can harm him along the road.

10. According to the Walker, what do the rooks guide toward them?
(a) Merriman.
(b) John Smith.
(c) The Lady.
(d) The Dark.

11. What happens to Will's family when he arrives back home from the other time?
(a) They eat breakfast.
(b) They are spirited away to another time.
(c) They hug him.
(d) They wake up.

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

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

14. What does Merriman accuse Will of doing every spring at Huntercombe Manor?
(a) Sneaking in to watch the flowers.
(b) Sneaking onto the second floor.
(c) Sitting down to drink tea.
(d) Breaking into the manor.

15. What does Merriman tell Will are gateways through time?
(a) Gates.
(b) The roads.
(c) Pathways.
(d) Doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the iron ornament do to Will's fingers?

2. What song do Will, James, and his siblings carol for the Rector?

3. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?

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

5. What phrase does Mr. Dawson repeat to Will when Will visits him Midwinter's Eve?

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