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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Will and his brother, James, going to get hay to feed the rabbits?
(a) Rook's Woods.
(b) Stanton Farm.
(c) Dawson's farm.
(d) Grocery Store.

2. What does Merriman tell Will about time for the Old Ones?
(a) Time remains in one direction.
(b) Time is linear.
(c) Time co-exists.
(d) Time is backwards.

3. Whose room did Will's bedroom once belong to?
(a) Stephen, the eldest.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) Mary.

4. After Will has the branch, who grabs him from behind and demands that he stop what he is doing?
(a) The Lady.
(b) Merriman.
(c) Stephen.
(d) The Walker.

5. Why is Will disappointed about his birthday?
(a) The Dark tainted it.
(b) He didn't get a present from Stephen.
(c) Merriman didn't show up.
(d) His family didn't celebrate it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will pin over the door on Christmas Eve?

2. To Will, the red-haired man in the dark robes who is seated on his black stallion looks like what?

3. According to the lady, what does the Rider want with Will?

4. What happens to Will's family when he arrives back home from the other time?

5. What does John Smith tell Will about Hunter's Combe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the tapestries important to Will?

2. How does Will demonstrate his immaturity when the Dark begins to rise?

3. Why is the Rider unable to take the Walker and Will?

4. What are the parallels between the Rider's black stallion and the white mare that Will commands?

5. What is unusual about Will and his siblings' visit to Miss Greythorne's manor for caroling?

6. How does Will try to warn Old George Dawson about Maggie being an agent of the Dark?

7. Why is Merriman disgusted that Will calls the road he was on "Tramp's Alley"?

8. Why does Maggie place the Walker out of time?

9. Why does Maggie claim the Walker stole the sign from her?

10. What is the importance of the white mare appearing to Will in the woods?

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