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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Dark use to get Will to break the circle?
2. What is odd about the weather, according to the thin man with the pointed nose on the bus?
3. What does Will want more than anything for his birthday?
4. Where is Will's bedroom located?
5. Two days after his birthday, how does Will's relationship with the animals change?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is odd about Hawkins?
2. What are the parallels between the Rider's black stallion and the white mare that Will commands?
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. How does Will try to warn Old George Dawson about Maggie being an agent of the Dark?
5. How does the animals' behavior foreshadow what happens to the tramp in the woods?
6. Why does Maggie claim the Walker stole the sign from her?
7. What is the importance of the words of the carol that Merriman sings during Will and his family's caroling?
8. What does the Walker mean when he states, "It's so heavy...I've been carrying it for so long."
9. Why does Will's father state, "There's your ceremony, Will. Right on time"?
10. How does Will demonstrate his immaturity when the Dark begins to rise?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the use of musical references throughout the book?
Essay Topic 2
The Signs are instrumental to Will's mission and to the Old Ones' attempt to keep the Dark from rising. Define the importance of each sign's origins (wood, iron, bronze, fire, etc.) and their elemental significance.
Essay Topic 3
What is the protagonist's main goal throughout the Dark is Rising, and how does he fulfill his mission? What obstacles does Will face in reaching his goals?
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