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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Morwenna steps outside the story early in the novel to inform the reader that he or she should read the book as a memoir written by whom?
(a) A child.
(b) A drunkard.
(c) An unreliable and disreputable person.
(d) A prestigious clergyman.

3. When was "The Hobbit" published?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1949.

4. After Morwenna and her sister perform their ritual at the factory in the beginning of the novel, the headlines of papers the next day say what?
(a) The factory is tripling production.
(b) The factory is closing.
(c) The factory is doubling production.
(d) Two more factories are scheduled to open.

5. What refers to a protective circle of friends created by good magic?
(a) A ketchum.
(b) A kormit.
(c) A kabob.
(d) A karass.

6. 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) Uncle Clem.
(b) Mor.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

7. Where does Morwenna flee to in 1979?
(a) Bristol.
(b) South Wales.
(c) London.
(d) Cardiff.

8. Who slips into Morwenna's bed and tries to kiss her at the hotel after visiting Sam in the novel?
(a) Uncle Clem.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Sam.
(d) Sharon.

9. Who does Sam encourage Morwenna to read?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Huxley.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

10. What is the name of the town in which a factory has ruined the surrounding area with a foul smell and a blight in the beginning of "Among Others"?
(a) Abercwmboi.
(b) Idglingkot.
(c) Oberswernct.
(d) Emgronica.

11. What is the name of the red-headed girl Morwenna's age who she meets at her first book club meeting?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Anthea.
(c) Janine.
(d) Deirdre.

12. How many books does Morwenna check out of the library when she first gets her card?
(a) 15.
(b) 4.
(c) 22.
(d) 8.

13. Morwenna's great-grandfather was what?
(a) A miner.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A banker.
(d) A policeman.

14. 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) Daniel.
(b) Miss Carroll.
(c) Uncle Clem.
(d) Liz.

15. Morwenna named the fairy Glorfindel after a character in what novels?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Foundation.
(c) The Hardy Boys.
(d) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Morwenna's mother?

2. At her first book club meeting, Morwenna is disappointed that most of the attendees are what?

3. Morwenna travels by train where to visit Grampar during the holiday break at school?

4. What causes Morwenna pain and leads her to see the school nurse during the school year?

5. Who appears to Morwenna in spectral form, hovering over her bed and literally paralyzing her?

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