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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose room did Will's bedroom once belong to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) Stephen, the eldest.

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

3. When Will meets the Walker, what does he demand that the Walker give to him?
(a) The packages.
(b) The second sign.
(c) The papers.
(d) The sixth sign.

4. What does Will hear before his world changes to another time?
(a) Screaming.
(b) A prayer.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Music.

5. What kind of Old One is Will, according to the Walker?
(a) An avatar.
(b) A new awake.
(c) A strong one.
(d) An ancient one.

6. What warning does Merriman tell Will after their first meeting?
(a) Do everything the family asks.
(b) Do nothing rash to bring trouble toward you.
(c) Do nothing the Rider asks.
(d) Do everything the Rider instructs.

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

8. What does the fat lady say to the conductor about the weather at the beginning of The Walker on the Way?
(a) The Dark is trying to capture her.
(b) The rooks are coming to harm him.
(c) The Walker is on the way.
(d) More snow to come.

9. What does Merriman accuse Will of doing every spring at Huntercombe Manor?
(a) Sitting down to drink tea.
(b) Sneaking onto the second floor.
(c) Sneaking in to watch the flowers.
(d) Breaking into the manor.

10. What does John Smith mean when he tells Will, "It is your privilege. Take hold of her mane where you can reach it, and you will see"?
(a) He means that Will can walk on his own.
(b) He means that he doesn't have to pay.
(c) He means that Will is chosen.
(d) He means that Will cannot do what he wants.

11. According to the Walker, what do the rooks guide toward them?
(a) Merriman.
(b) John Smith.
(c) The Lady.
(d) The Dark.

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

13. What does the Dark use to get Will to break the circle?
(a) Will's sadness and homesickness.
(b) Will's youth and immaturity.
(c) Will's impatience and hope.
(d) Will's hunger and sleepiness.

14. What does Will pin over the door on Christmas Eve?
(a) Holly.
(b) Lights.
(c) A cross.
(d) Cut-outs.

15. What is the ancient kind of symbol dating back to sun worship?
(a) The cross.
(b) The sphere.
(c) The sundial.
(d) The mandela.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Will eats breakfast with John Smith and Martha, what appears in the clearing?

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

3. According to Merriman, what does the Dark do to good emotions?

4. What is unique about Will's iron ornament over the last two days since Midwinter's Eve?

5. What does Merriman tell Will about time for the Old Ones?

(see the answer keys)

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