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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reading the book of Gramayre, how does Will feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Elated.

2. When the signs are joined in the rings of gold, which two signs are in the center?
(a) Fire and Earth.
(b) Earth and Snow.
(c) Fire and water.
(d) Earth and water.

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

4. What is Will's delivered present arrive in?
(a) A carrier envelope.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A wooden crate.
(d) A box.

5. When Hawkins speaks of the Old Ones, what does Will notice in his voice?
(a) Loyalty and respect.
(b) Bitterness and anger.
(c) Happiness and joy.
(d) Envy and greed.

6. On the way home from caroling, Paul tells Will that he would give anything to have a what?
(a) Piano.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Sword.
(d) Flute.

7. What rings the Great Park, according to Merriman?
(a) Great Woods.
(b) Thames.
(c) Dawson's Farm.
(d) Hunter's Combe.

8. What does Will tell Paul the signs around his belt are?
(a) Gifts from Merriman.
(b) Ornaments.
(c) Belt loop decorations.
(d) Buckle things.

9. Where does Merriman place the book of Gramayre to keep it safe?
(a) Grandfather clock.
(b) In another time.
(c) In his cloak.
(d) In Hawkins.

10. Outside the manor, which sign is burned into Will's forearm and causes the Rider to fall back?
(a) The sign of iron.
(b) The sign of wood.
(c) The sign of copper.
(d) The sign of bronze.

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

12. 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.

13. What is the term used to rally the hounds on the full chase?
(a) Menee.
(b) Horning.
(c) Signaling.
(d) Avaunt.

14. 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) A story.
(d) Illustrations.

15. How does the Dark attack the Old Ones at the church?
(a) Sending rain.
(b) Sending hundreds of rooks.
(c) Sending snow.
(d) Making the lights go out.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after Christmas, James tells Will that the snow has broken what in the kitchen?

2. Merriman tells Will that the signs must be joined by John Smith at this time because of what?

3. What does Will do with the rook feather?

4. How many parts is the spell of protection for the book of Gramayre?

5. What does Mr. Stanton give Will's mother for Christmas?

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