Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Midwinter's Eve

What are some of the odd things happening to Will on this day?  What is he given?

Vocabulary:
hark (5)
amiably (11)
gratitude (18)

Midwinter Day

How does the Rider try to trap Will?  Who do you think should be trusted?

Vocabulary:
clad (21)
auspicious (24)
immense (31)

The Sign-Seeker

What is the quest that Will must fulfill?

Vocabulary:
bemused (36)
implore (46)
besieged (47)
relent (52)

The Walker on the Old Way

How does Will get the second sign?  How does he draw the dark to him?

Vocabulary:
boisterous (58)
plaintively (62)
amiable (65)


Christmas Eve


What are some of the holiday traditions in the Stanton household?

Vocabulary:
irrelevance (75)
subside (78)
odious (87)

The Book of Gramarye

Why is the book so important to Will as an Old One?

Vocabulary:
hindrance (92)
assent (97)
ingenuity (102)

Betrayal

Why would the author entitle this chapter "Betrayal"?

Vocabulary:
malevolence (105)
dapper (110)
treachery (114)
belligerent (118)

Christmas Day

What is the relationship between the winter snow and the dark?

Vocabulary:
pompous (135)
malice (136)
transfixed (143)
inert (153)

The Coming of the Cold

Who is the Walker?  Why would he call and allow the dark to enter?

Vocabulary:
dire (166)
hostel (171)
bland (175)

The Hawk in the Dark

How is the cold of the dark broken?

Vocabulary:
defiant (186)
ominous (191)
jubilant (194)

The King of Fire and Water

Explain the choice that Will is given concerning his sister and the signs.

Vocabulary:
forlorn (203)
irresolute (206)
enthralled (207)

The Hunt Rides

How is Will saved from the dark?  Explain the Walker's end.

Vocabulary:
quarry (221)
insignificant (222)
lithe (227)

The Joining of the Signs

How does the story conclude?  What other items must be found?

Vocabulary:
imposing (232)
solemn (236)
bedraggled (239)

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