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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. According to Mrs. Stanton, who is Tom?
(a) One of the Stanton children who died.
(b) One of the Olsen's siblings.
(c) Mr. Dawson's son.
(d) Will's twin sibling.

2. What does Merriman accuse Will of doing every spring at Huntercombe Manor?
(a) Sneaking onto the second floor.
(b) Sitting down to drink tea.
(c) Sneaking in to watch the flowers.
(d) Breaking into the manor.

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

4. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?
(a) Terror.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

5. When Will walks home from town, what street does he decide to go down?
(a) Huntercombe Lane.
(b) The Great Woods.
(c) Tramp's Alley.
(d) Hunter's Cove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands that Will show the first sign to him?

2. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?

3. On Christmas Eve, what emotion is running through the Stanton family?

4. What does Mr. Dawson tell Will about Maggie?

5. Who comes to the door when Will and his siblings come to carol at Greythorne Manor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the tapestries important to Will?

2. Why does Will use his powers to put the branch on fire?

3. What role does Merriman play in Will's education?

4. What is the importance of music in the Midwinter Day section of the novel?

5. In the opening chapter, Midwinter's Eve, how does the author use Mr. Dawson to foreshadow events that happen to Will later that night?

6. Why does Will's father state, "There's your ceremony, Will. Right on time"?

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

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

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

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

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