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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Merriman accuse Will of doing every spring at Huntercombe Manor?
2. What happens to Will's family the morning of Midwinter Day?
3. Which character proclaims that the burden is "so heavy...And I've been carrying it for so long"?
4. What does Will hear before his world changes to another time?
5. Where are Will and his brother, James, going to get hay to feed the rabbits?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Maggie place the Walker out of time?
2. Why is the Rider unable to take the Walker and 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 Merriman play in Will's education?
5. What role does Huntercombe Lane play in the second section, Midwinter's Day, of the novel?
6. What is unusual about Will and his siblings' visit to Miss Greythorne's manor for caroling?
7. What is the importance of music in the Midwinter Day section of the novel?
8. What affect does the Lady have on Will's emotions and behavior?
9. Why is Merriman disgusted that Will calls the road he was on "Tramp's Alley"?
10. Why does Will's father state, "There's your ceremony, Will. Right on time"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is the act of catching someone out of time symbolic of being out of the loop or being frozen, suspended in time? Why is this power useful to Will and the Old Ones?
Essay Topic 2
Which characters stand in direct opposition to Will's goals, and how does he navigate the pitfalls and tricks set up to make him fail?
Essay Topic 3
Explain why Hawkin's betrayal is justified or not justified. Does he receive proper justice in the end? Be sure to include some of his dialogue from the novel that supports your position.
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