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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the radio station when Will walks by it after getting home from his walk with James?
(a) It falls to the floor.
(b) It screeches.
(c) It gets louder.
(d) It turns off.

2. When James and Will return home from their walk, what does Will think is running out of his brother, James, like water?
(a) The memory of their talks.
(b) The memory of their walk to the farm.
(c) The memory of the rook attack.
(d) The memory of who he is.

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

4. Where has the Lady gone when she vanishes?
(a) To a different time to battle the Dark.
(b) To sleep a thousand years.
(c) To fight against the Dark.
(d) To recover from the strain of the Dark.

5. What does Mr. Stanton say about what happened to Will's ornament letter?
(a) It was lost long ago.
(b) It wasn't lost.
(c) One wasn't created for him.
(d) It wasn't a letter, but a pattern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will want more than anything for his birthday?

2. What does Mr. Stanton state was on Will's ornament?

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

4. In the opening scene of Part One, what does James proclaim there are too many of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maggie place the Walker out of time?

2. Why is the Rider seeking Will?

3. In what ways does Mr. Dawson provide clues to both Will and the reader that Will is more than he seems and that things are going to be different for Will?

4. What role does Huntercombe Lane play in the second section, Midwinter's Day, of the novel?

5. What are the parallels between the Rider's black stallion and the white mare that Will commands?

6. Why does Will use his powers to put the branch on fire?

7. In the opening chapter, Midwinter's Eve, how does the author use Mr. Dawson to foreshadow events that happen to Will later that night?

8. How does the animals' behavior foreshadow what happens to the tramp in the woods?

9. What affect does the Lady have on Will's emotions and behavior?

10. What are the end results of Will's actions at the manor?

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