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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 is Will's delivered present arrive in?

2. After the church service is over, who stays behind with Will and Paul?

3. What causes Will to realize the flood has come to his home?

4. According to Maggie Barnes, who are kinder masters than the Light?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will convince Paul that nothing strange is going on?

2. Who is Mr. Mitothin, and who is he really?

3. Why does the Dark have another chance to attack the Light?

4. Why is Mary's kidnapping a test for Will?

5. How does Hawkin trick Will to allow the Dark into the manor?

6. Why does Will feel torn during the Joining of the Signs section?

7. Why is Will able to reconcile his old self with his Old One self after he returns home?

8. Why is the rain significant to the villagers and to Will?

9. What is the importance of Will taking the white horse to the Hunter?

10. How does Merriman use the weather to help Will with the Walker, and to help him against the Dark?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Herne Hunt and the Wren are ancient legends that are incorporated into the Dark is Rising text. How are these two tales important to the overall plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How is the symbolism of the Light and the Dark portrayed throughout the novel, The Dark is Rising?

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