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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to George, the big oak in Great Park is called what?
(a) Rippling Oak.
(b) Great Oak.
(c) Bright Oak.
(d) Herne's Oak.

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

3. What does Will find in the rushing water beside the river road?
(a) The carnival head.
(b) Another sign.
(c) The Lady's watch.
(d) A staff.

4. According to James, where does the Stanton family Christmas tree come from?
(a) The woods.
(b) The backyard.
(c) The Great Park.
(d) The city.

5. What does Hawkin tell Will that the Rider will exchange for his sister?
(a) Will.
(b) The belt.
(c) Mary.
(d) The signs.

6. What is Will, an Old One, fighting for?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Merriman.
(c) The survival of the human race.
(d) Mary.

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

8. Why won't Will deal with Hawkin?
(a) Because the Rider said not to meet.
(b) Because Merriman said nothing.
(c) Because Hawkin is nothing.
(d) Nothing will work to stop the Light.

9. Which of the two things of power have not been found?
(a) Flower sword and iron harp.
(b) Iron sword and harp of flower.
(c) Sword of gold and harp of crystal.
(d) Sword crystal and the harp of gold.

10. What present does Stephen send to Will?
(a) A giant carnival head.
(b) A costume.
(c) Comic books.
(d) A guitar.

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

12. According to the book of Gramayre, what is the one element that can defy all magic?
(a) Earth.
(b) Fire.
(c) Copper.
(d) Water.

13. Instead of presenting Will with a story, what does Merriman tell Will the book will provide for him?
(a) A poem.
(b) A snatch of verse or a bright image.
(c) Illustrations.
(d) A story.

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

15. What causes Will to realize the flood has come to his home?
(a) The ribbons on the white horse.
(b) The ribbon Mary had ripped off a package.
(c) The ribbons on the Rider's horse.
(d) The ribbons in Gwen's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Will do, according to George, to ensure he has enough light to see with?

2. When Hawkins speaks of the Old Ones, what does Will notice in his voice?

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

4. According to Merriman, what do the hounds of doom eat?

5. After the Dark attacks after the church service on Christmas Day, what does Will do to try to stop the Dark?

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