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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. According to Merriman, what sign can release the country from the hold of the Dark?

2. What does the Walker summon from the book of Graymere?

3. What is drawn on the very last page of the book of Gramayre?

4. What is the name of the river that the king of the last sign sailed in?

5. Who is the seventh son of the seventh son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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'"?

9. Why does Hawkin betray Merriman and the Light?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the act of catching someone out of time and why it is an important tool for both the Light and the Dark.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the process by which the Book of Gramayre is protected and what effect this has on Hawkin.

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