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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Finding; The Walker on the Old Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Mr. Dawson repeat to Will when Will visits him Midwinter's Eve?
(a) The Walker is the Dark.
(b) The Walker seeks your soul.
(c) The Walker is abroad.
(d) The Walker is dangerous.

2. What does Will find odd about the iron ornament's surface?
(a) It had no shine to it, or signs of rust.
(b) It was shiny, and no signs of rust.
(c) It had no shine to it, and showed signs of rust.
(d) It had shine to it, and showed signs of rust.

3. As Will walks across the room at the manor, he notices that what image is everywhere?
(a) The Rider's face.
(b) Snow.
(c) The same symbol that is on his iron ornament.
(d) The white mare.

4. What happens to Merriman when Will starts talking to Max?
(a) He falls on the ice.
(b) He melts.
(c) He vanishes.
(d) He coughs.

5. What is odd about the weather, according to the thin man with the pointed nose on the bus?
(a) That this much snow has fallen before Christmas.
(b) That this much snow is falling before his birthday.
(c) This much snow fell in 1947 before Christmas.
(d) That this much snow is falling before Will's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbols are on the horseshoes that John Smith puts on the mare?

2. When taking his shortcut home, what does Will do to the branch lying on the ground?

3. What does Paul state is the reason Will's skylight broke?

4. What emotion describes how Will is feeling when he wakes on Midwinter Day?

5. What does Merriman tell Will about the signs and the Dark?

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