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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Will, an Old One, fighting for?
(a) Merriman.
(b) Stephen.
(c) The survival of the human race.
(d) Mary.

2. The day after Christmas, James tells Will that the snow has broken what in the kitchen?
(a) The screen.
(b) The door.
(c) The sleigh.
(d) The window.

3. What does Miss Greythorne read to the children who have gathered at the manor for safety?
(a) The Dark is Rising.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Phoenix and the Carpet.
(d) The Graymere book.

4. According to the Old Ones, what do the birds speak with?
(a) Words.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Screeches.
(d) Syllables.

5. What does Will tell Paul the signs around his belt are?
(a) Buckle things.
(b) Ornaments.
(c) Belt loop decorations.
(d) Gifts from Merriman.

6. According to Maggie Barnes, who are kinder masters than the Light?
(a) The Rider and Maggie.
(b) The humans.
(c) The Dark and the Walker.
(d) The Dark and the Rider.

7. In Part 3, where does George leave Will?
(a) At the common.
(b) At the woods.
(c) At the farm.
(d) At the manor.

8. When Hawkins speaks of the Old Ones, what does Will notice in his voice?
(a) Bitterness and anger.
(b) Loyalty and respect.
(c) Happiness and joy.
(d) Envy and greed.

9. What is the term for the rapid urgent collecting, which summons the hounds?
(a) The rising.
(b) The call.
(c) The menee.
(d) The great call.

10. The Rider tells Will that the great and noble book states that he cannot harm those of the same blood as who?
(a) The seventh son.
(b) The Stanton children.
(c) An Old One.
(d) Hawkin.

11. What are the names of the horses on Dawson's farm?
(a) Will and Storm.
(b) Prig and Sand.
(c) Mark and John.
(d) Caster and Pollux.

12. According to the book of Gramayre, what is the name of the bright star?
(a) Arcturus.
(b) Milky Way.
(c) Venus.
(d) North Star.

13. Who is the seventh son of the seventh son?
(a) James.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Merriman.
(d) Will.

14. What reason does Hawkin give for betraying the Light to the Dark?
(a) He is afraid of the Lady.
(b) He is afraid of death.
(c) He is angry with Merriman.
(d) He is scared of Merriman.

15. Windsor Castle is located where?
(a) The woods.
(b) The Great Park.
(c) Outside of the manor.
(d) The moat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to George, the big oak in Great Park is called what?

2. What does Hawkin tell Will that the Rider will exchange for his sister?

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

4. When he wakes up, what does the Walker request for breakfast?

5. What does Merriman reveal is the Walker's real name?

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