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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day after Christmas, James tells Will that the snow has broken what in the kitchen?
(a) The sleigh.
(b) The screen.
(c) The window.
(d) The door.

2. Merriman tells Will that the signs must be joined by John Smith at this time because of what?
(a) John is the only blacksmith.
(b) He trusts no one else to do it.
(c) The smithy will soon be destroyed.
(d) John Smith is an Old One.

3. On what horse does Old George ride during the Hunt?
(a) Pollack.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Pollux.
(d) Ivory.

4. After the church service is over, who stays behind with Will and Paul?
(a) The Stanton family.
(b) Frank Dawson, Old George, John and John's wife.
(c) Merriman.
(d) Frank Dawson.

5. Where do the glowing signs lead Will at the end of the Dark's attack?
(a) To Greythorne manor.
(b) To the woods.
(c) To the Dawson's farm.
(d) To the Sign of Stone.

6. The Rider tells Will that Mary is caught by what kind of spell?
(a) Pitch black.
(b) The old spell of Lir.
(c) Out of time.
(d) Leaf turned.

7. According to Merriman, what sign can release the country from the hold of the Dark?
(a) The sign of fire.
(b) The sign of bronze.
(c) The sign of copper.
(d) The sign of wood.

8. When Will returns from battle, who helps to warm him?
(a) Merriman.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mrs. Stanton.

9. When he wakes up, what does the Walker request for breakfast?
(a) The third sign.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Honey and bread.
(d) Milk.

10. What do the Old Ones do when the Dark attacks?
(a) Hold them at bay.
(b) Create more light.
(c) Destroy them.
(d) Vanish.

11. Which of the Stanton family members disappears on the way to the manor?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mary.
(d) James.

12. Who betrays Merriman and shapes the course of Will's quest?
(a) James.
(b) The Rider.
(c) Hawkins.
(d) Dawson.

13. When Merriman commands the flames of Dark to leave the manor, who answers him back?
(a) Maggie.
(b) George.
(c) The Rider.
(d) Mr. Beaumont.

14. By opening the door between the Dark and the Walker, what does Will allow the Walker to gain?
(a) Evil.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Power.

15. When does Merriman say the most dangerous peak of the Dark's power will come?
(a) A Christmas.
(b) At the Winter Solstice.
(c) At Twelfth Night.
(d) At his birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Merriman, where will the food and fuel be dropped?

2. What does Will find in the rushing water beside the river road?

3. According to George, the big oak in Great Park is called what?

4. What reason does Hawkin give for betraying the Light to the Dark?

5. What causes Will to realize the flood has come to his home?

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