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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Testing; The King of Fire and Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who steps out of the shadows after Will demands his item from the Walker and calls to him?
(a) Maggie Barnes.
(b) Merriman.
(c) The Lady.
(d) The Rider.

2. What type of singers have been singing Good King Wenceslas at the manor since the beginning of the manor?
(a) The Old Ones.
(b) The Dawsons.
(c) The Stantons.
(d) Huntercombe Carol singers.

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

4. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?
(a) Terror.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Contentment.

5. Which character proclaims that the burden is "so heavy...And I've been carrying it for so long"?
(a) The Lady.
(b) Merriman.
(c) The Walker.
(d) The Rider.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Stanton's friend, Mr. Mitothin, is really who in disguise?

3. What does the Dark use to get Will to break the circle?

4. According to the Old Ones, what do the birds speak with?

5. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?

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