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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. Instead of presenting Will with a story, what does Merriman tell Will the book will provide for him?
(a) A snatch of verse or a bright image.
(b) A story.
(c) A poem.
(d) Illustrations.

2. What does Will do with the rook feather?
(a) He threads it through all three signs.
(b) He throws it at the rooks.
(c) Takes it off his belt.
(d) Threads it through the sign of Bronze.

3. Whose room does Will sleep in on Christmas Eve?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Robin.
(c) James.
(d) Paul.

4. What sign does Merriman force Hawkin to carry throughout the centuries?
(a) The sign of wood.
(b) The sign of copper.
(c) The sign of iron.
(d) The sign of bronze.

5. According to George, the big oak in Great Park is called what?
(a) Great Oak.
(b) Rippling Oak.
(c) Herne's Oak.
(d) Bright Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders that Merriman should be made?

2. When he wakes up, what does the Walker request for breakfast?

3. What sign must be broken to keep the Circle of Signs from being joined?

4. Outside the manor, which sign is burned into Will's forearm and causes the Rider to fall back?

5. Who is Will's shipped present from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Dark's strike at the king's burial ship fitting?

2. What does the Lady mean when she says, "'Break the power of the cold. Stop the snow and cold and frost. Release this country from the hold of the Dark. All with the next of the circle, the Sign of Fire'"?

3. What is the significance of the ancient legend of Herne the Hunter?

4. For Will, what does the music that Paul plays on the flute mean?

5. In what ways does the Dark's power react in the Hawk in the Dark section?

6. Who is Mr. Mitothin, and who is he really?

7. Why does Hawkin betray the Light and the Old Ones?

8. What are the important plot events that happen after church service ends on Christmas Day?

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

10. What does Will's time with the book of Gramayre feel like?

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