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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. Why does Will silently rejoice as he takes in the snow-covered landscape?

2. Who saves Will from being snatched by the rider?

3. Why doesn't Will fall asleep right away when he gets into bed?

4. On Christmas Eve, what emotion is running through the Stanton family?

5. What impulsive comment does Will shout out to the bus conductor as he gets off the bus two days after his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Merriman disgusted that Will calls the road he was on "Tramp's Alley"?

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

5. What is the importance of the words of the carol that Merriman sings during Will and his family's caroling?

6. What is the importance of the Rider asking Will to break bread with him?

7. What does the Walker mean when he states, "It's so heavy...I've been carrying it for so long."

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

9. What is the importance of the white mare appearing to Will in the woods?

10. In what ways does the author imply that the iron ornament is important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the Rider embodies the villain archetype and how his actions are typical of villains in fantasy novels.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the process by which the Book of Gramayre is protected and what effect this has on Hawkin.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the act of catching someone out of time and why it is an important tool for both the Light and the Dark.

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