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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Terror.

2. What does John Smith mean when he tells Will, "It is your privilege. Take hold of her mane where you can reach it, and you will see"?
(a) He means that Will can walk on his own.
(b) He means that Will cannot do what he wants.
(c) He means that Will is chosen.
(d) He means that he doesn't have to pay.

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

4. On Christmas Eve, what emotion is running through the Stanton family?
(a) Delight.
(b) Horror.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Love.

5. What does Will ask the two strangers when he meets them?
(a) About the Walker and the Rider.
(b) About the iron ornament.
(c) About the snow.
(d) About the time changes.

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

7. What is odd about the weather, according to the thin man with the pointed nose on the bus?
(a) That this much snow has fallen before Christmas.
(b) That this much snow is falling before Will's birthday.
(c) That this much snow is falling before his birthday.
(d) This much snow fell in 1947 before Christmas.

8. What does Mr. Stanton state was on Will's ornament?
(a) A dove.
(b) A cross.
(c) His initial, W.
(d) A mandela pattern.

9. What is Will, James, Mr. Stanton, and Max going to purchase?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) Christmas turkey.
(c) Food.
(d) A wagon.

10. 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 escaping evil.
(b) It means Will is meeting his true father.
(c) It means Will is a wizard.
(d) It means Will is meeting his destiny.

11. Where do Will, James, Mr. Stanton, and Max go on Christmas Eve morning?
(a) To Huntercombe Manor.
(b) To the woods.
(c) To the city.
(d) To Dawson Farm.

12. What kind of Old One is Will, according to the Walker?
(a) An avatar.
(b) An ancient one.
(c) A strong one.
(d) A new awake.

13. What happens to Merriman when Will starts talking to Max?
(a) He melts.
(b) He vanishes.
(c) He falls on the ice.
(d) He coughs.

14. Why doesn't Will fall asleep right away when he gets into bed?
(a) A feeling of fear keeps him awake.
(b) A feeling of fear of the dark keeps him awake.
(c) A feeling of anxiousness about his birthday keeps him awake.
(d) A feeling of love and happiness keeps him awake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Will goes through the doors, who does he find waiting for him along the fireplace inside the manor?

2. What does Will find in a big cardboard container when decorating the Christmas tree?

3. According to the Walker, what do the rooks guide toward them?

4. Where is Will's bedroom located?

5. What does Will want more than anything for his birthday?

(see the answer keys)

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