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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Merriman, the peak of the Dark occurs during what time of year?
(a) At the end of Berkshire and the beginning of Buckinghamshire.
(b) At the end of Buckinghamshire and the beginning of Berkshire.
(c) At the beginning of Ireland.
(d) At the end of the Londonshire.

2. Who betrays Merriman and shapes the course of Will's quest?
(a) Hawkins.
(b) James.
(c) The Rider.
(d) Dawson.

3. 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) Hawkin.
(c) The Stanton children.
(d) An Old One.

4. Who offers to take the little signs from Will and carry them?
(a) The Walker.
(b) Merriman.
(c) Mr. Beaumont.
(d) The Lady.

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

6. What is another word for the hounds of doom?
(a) The screamers.
(b) The howling.
(c) The yelpers.
(d) The pain.

7. According to Merriman, what sign can release the country from the hold of the Dark?
(a) The sign of fire.
(b) The sign of copper.
(c) The sign of bronze.
(d) The sign of wood.

8. According to James, where does the Stanton family Christmas tree come from?
(a) The city.
(b) The woods.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The Great Park.

9. When Will returns from battle, who helps to warm him?
(a) Merriman.
(b) Mrs. Stanton.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Mary.

10. According to Will, what embodies the power of the Dark at its Midwinter peak?
(a) The two levels of time.
(b) The farm.
(c) The rooks.
(d) Snow.

11. For his betrayal, what punishment does Hawkin receive?
(a) He is taken to the past.
(b) He is brought out of his own time.
(c) He is returned to the future.
(d) He is cursed to remain in his own time.

12. According to the book of Gramayre, how many centuries did the Old Ones spend bringing their lands out of the Dark?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. What does the book of Gramayre send Will swimming through?
(a) Whales.
(b) Deadly sharp coral.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Dolphins.

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

15. What present does Stephen send to Will?
(a) A guitar.
(b) Comic books.
(c) A giant carnival head.
(d) A costume.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign does Merriman force Hawkin to carry throughout the centuries?

2. According to Merriman, what do the hounds of doom eat?

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

4. What does Will do with the rook feather?

5. According to Merriman, what do the lords of the Dark never risk demanding?

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