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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. What does Mr. Dawson tell Will about Maggie?
(a) That Maggie had to go to the church.
(b) That Maggie had to go to the city.
(c) That Maggie had to go to the market.
(d) That Maggie had to go home for an illness in her family.

2. What happens to Will's family when he arrives back home from the other time?
(a) They eat breakfast.
(b) They are spirited away to another time.
(c) They wake up.
(d) They hug him.

3. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?
(a) He fears they will reject him.
(b) They snarled at him.
(c) The dogs are ill.
(d) He doesn't like them.

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

5. What does Mr. Stanton say about what happened to Will's ornament letter?
(a) It wasn't a letter, but a pattern.
(b) One wasn't created for him.
(c) It was lost long ago.
(d) It wasn't lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the Sign-Seeker section, what is engraved on the two towering oak doors?

2. Why is Will disappointed about his birthday?

3. Who tells Will that the tramp stole something from them?

4. According to Merriman, how long ago did the kings of England preserve the forests that the Dark inhabit?

5. What does Old George tell Will about the importance of holly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the importance of the words of the carol that Merriman sings during Will and his family's caroling?

3. What does the Walker mean when he states, "It's so heavy...I've been carrying it for so long."

4. What is the importance of the Rider asking Will to break bread with him?

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

6. What is the significance of the fat lady's comments about the weather?

7. What are the end results of Will's actions at the manor?

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

9. What ordinary Christmas decoration does Mr. Dawson persuade the Stantons to take with them?

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

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