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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. When Will returns from battle, who helps to warm him?

2. In what part of the world is Stephen stationed?

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

4. What do the Old Ones do when the Dark attacks?

5. When does Merriman say the most dangerous peak of the Dark's power will come?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What purpose does the Walker's visit to the Stanton home serve to the overall plot of the story?

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

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

10. Why does Hawkin betray Merriman and the Light?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the roles of the white mare in the Hunt and in the overall battle of the Light against the Dark?

Essay Topic 2

The Herne Hunt and the Wren are ancient legends that are incorporated into the Dark is Rising text. How are these two tales important to the overall plot?

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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