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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. Two days after his birthday, how does Will's relationship with the animals change?
(a) They won't leave him alone.
(b) They run from him.
(c) They are more affectionate.
(d) They are angry towards him.

2. What happens to Merriman when Will starts talking to Max?
(a) He melts.
(b) He vanishes.
(c) He falls on the ice.
(d) He coughs.

3. What is odd about the weather, according to the thin man with the pointed nose on the bus?
(a) That this much snow is falling before his birthday.
(b) This much snow fell in 1947 before Christmas.
(c) That this much snow has fallen before Christmas.
(d) That this much snow is falling before Will's birthday.

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

5. What does Will hear before his world changes to another time?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Music.
(c) A prayer.
(d) Laughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merriman tell Will about time for the Old Ones?

2. What does Old George thrust into Will's hand on Christmas Eve?

3. As Will walks across the room at the manor, he notices that what image is everywhere?

4. Where is Will's bedroom located?

5. According to James, girls have always been what since year one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is odd about Hawkins?

2. What role does Huntercombe Lane play in the second section, Midwinter's Day, of the novel?

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

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

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

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

7. What affect does the Lady have on Will's emotions and behavior?

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

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

10. How does the animals' behavior foreshadow what happens to the tramp in the woods?

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