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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 John Smith mean when he tells Will, "It is your privilege. Take hold of her mane where you can reach it, and you will see"?
(a) He means that he doesn't have to pay.
(b) He means that Will cannot do what he wants.
(c) He means that Will is chosen.
(d) He means that Will can walk on his own.

2. When Will goes through the doors, who does he find waiting for him along the fireplace inside the manor?
(a) A young woman and a tall man.
(b) An elderly woman and a tall man.
(c) An elderly woman and a short man.
(d) A young woman and a short man.

3. What symbols are on the horseshoes that John Smith puts on the mare?
(a) The same as the symbol on his ornament.
(b) The symbol of Christmas.
(c) The symbol of the church.
(d) The symbol of the Dark.

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

5. In the heap of snow that falls into Will's bedroom, what does Will see, but Paul doesn't?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A black feather.
(c) A bird.
(d) A note.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Merriman tell Will are gateways through time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author demonstrate that something strange is happening to Will?

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

3. In what ways does Mr. Dawson provide clues to both Will and the reader that Will is more than he seems and that things are going to be different for Will?

4. Why is the Rider seeking Will?

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

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

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

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

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

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