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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 Will do with the rook feather?

2. What are the names of the horses on Dawson's farm?

3. According to The Lady, each of the things of power is made by who?

4. Where do the glowing signs lead Will at the end of the Dark's attack?

5. Where does Merriman place the book of Gramayre to keep it safe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the importance of the king's ship for this night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters stand in direct opposition to Will's goals, and how does he navigate the pitfalls and tricks set up to make him fail?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the Book of Gramayre teaches Will what he needs to know, and how this book acts in concert with other events that have occurred during Will's experiences with the Old Ones.

Essay Topic 3

How does Will embody the hero archetype in the fantasy novel, The Dark is Rising?

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