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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. After the church service is over, who stays behind with Will and Paul?
(a) Frank Dawson, Old George, John and John's wife.
(b) Frank Dawson.
(c) The Stanton family.
(d) Merriman.

2. What does Miss Greythorne read to the children who have gathered at the manor for safety?
(a) The Graymere book.
(b) The Phoenix and the Carpet.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Dark is Rising.

3. Windsor Castle is located where?
(a) The moat.
(b) The woods.
(c) Outside of the manor.
(d) The Great Park.

4. By opening the door between the Dark and the Walker, what does Will allow the Walker to gain?
(a) Peace.
(b) Power.
(c) Love.
(d) Evil.

5. What type of singers have been singing Good King Wenceslas at the manor since the beginning of the manor?
(a) Huntercombe Carol singers.
(b) The Old Ones.
(c) The Dawsons.
(d) The Stantons.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Rider, what does he claim the Dark will take from the Old Ones?

2. How many times in a year does the Hunting of the Wren occur?

3. Merriman tells Will that the signs must be joined by John Smith at this time because of what?

4. What does the book of Gramayre send Will swimming through?

5. What is Will, an Old One, fighting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant acts occur during the late night of Christmas Day?

2. What does Will do when he and Merriman return to their own time at the manor and Paul plays the flute?

3. How does Hawkin trick Will to allow the Dark into the manor?

4. Why is Will able to reconcile his old self with his Old One self after he returns home?

5. How does Merriman use the weather to help Will with the Walker, and to help him against the Dark?

6. How does Will demonstrate changes and reveals his new powers to others?

7. What does Will do with the third sign when he gets home?

8. Why does the Dark have another chance to attack the Light?

9. Why does Will feel torn during the Joining of the Signs section?

10. What is unique about the book of Gramayre?

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