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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At her first book club meeting, Morwenna is disappointed that most of the attendees are what?
(a) Younger than 5.
(b) Older than 70.
(c) Younger than 25.
(d) Older than 30.

2. What language did the fairies Morwenna befriended in her early years speak?
(a) Sanskrit.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) Spanish.

3. When was the author Ursula Le Guin born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1929.

4. Whose science fiction novels include "Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection"?
(a) Frank Herbert's.
(b) Samuel R. Delany's.
(c) Arthur C. Clarke's.
(d) Ray Bradbury's.

5. At her first book club meeting, Morwenna is disappointed that almost all of the attendees are what?
(a) Politically connected.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Small children.

6. When was Robert Anson Heinlein born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1907.

7. Who does Morwenna not receive a permission slip from in time to leave the school and attend the library's book club after she first decides to join?
(a) Miss Carroll.
(b) Uncle Clem.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Liz.

8. How many Hugo awards has Ursula Le Guin won?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

9. In the nationwide poetry contest which Morwenna enters at her school, the best hundred poem writers will receive what object?
(a) A bookshelf.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) An office chair.
(d) A writing desk.

10. What is Morwenna's true love in the novel?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Wilderness camping.
(c) Helping sick animals.
(d) Science fiction literature.

11. Morwenna treasures the photograph her mother sends her when she arrives at boarding school because it gives her an image of whom to cherish?
(a) Her father.
(b) Uncle Clem.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mor.

12. What causes Morwenna pain and leads her to see the school nurse during the school year?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her hand.

13. What is the fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings?
(a) New York.
(b) South Wales.
(c) Daikon.
(d) Middle-earth.

14. What is the name of the blond-haired handsome boy in the book club that Morwenna has a crush on?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Pete.
(c) Geraint.
(d) Wim.

15. Where does Auntie Teg live?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) South Wales.
(d) Cardiff.

Short Answer Questions

1. The older woman who leads the first book club meeting Morwenna attends is named what?

2. What relative of Morwenna's does she say went to prison for forgery?

3. What appears and dances in the flames when Morwenna builds a bonfire in the countryside in the third section of the novel?

4. On what days does the library's science fiction book club meet?

5. What refers to a protective circle of friends created by good magic?

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