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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Among Others" was published in hardcover edition when?
(a) April, 2008.
(b) January, 2011.
(c) September, 2004.
(d) January, 2002.

2. What rumors has Wim heard that he confronts Morwenna about while she is in the hospital?
(a) She is a witch.
(b) She is moving away.
(c) She is bisexual.
(d) She killed her sister.

3. Morwenna rings in the New Year by visiting whom in the novel?
(a) Uncle Clem.
(b) Auntie Gwennie.
(c) Aunt Flossie.
(d) Aunt Anthea.

4. The book club that Morwenna is a member of at the library is focused on what genre of literature?
(a) Children's.
(b) Self help.
(c) Non fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

5. What does Morwenna say is the cause of her leg injury when first asked by Janine?
(a) Sports injury.
(b) Stray bullet.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Dog attack.

6. Glorfindel along with a great many fairies are waiting for Morwenna at an industrial ruin she calls what, in the end of the novel?
(a) Mordor.
(b) Ithilien.
(c) Callahan.
(d) Eden.

7. Where do the book club members convene at to celebrate the birthday of a club member after their discussion of Tiptree?
(a) A fancy restaurant.
(b) The bookstore.
(c) The train station.
(d) The local pub.

8. When Morwenna returns to Arlinghurst after her hospitalization, she notices that attitudes have changed and that most everyone seems what?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Friendlier to her.
(c) Distant from her.
(d) To not recognize her.

9. Morwenna's mother attacks Morwenna by tearing pages from what, at the end of the novel?
(a) Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Symposium.
(d) The Iliad.

10. What play of Shakespeare's does Morwenna see a presentation of after returning to school from her hospitalization?
(a) Julius Ceasar.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The Tempest.
(d) Hamlet.

11. What does Wim give Morwenna on Valentine's Day?
(a) 2 kittens.
(b) 3 books.
(c) A rose.
(d) A poem.

12. Morwenna picks out Christmas gifts with Janine and what other teenager who attends the book club meetings?
(a) Pete.
(b) Owen.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Hugh.

13. Morwenna explains that Auntie Teg is having an affair with whom?
(a) An old banker.
(b) A married politician.
(c) A young model.
(d) A train conductor.

14. At the industrial ruin Morwenna visits at the end of the novel, Glorfindel instructs her to go to another favorite site to perform a ritual that will do what?
(a) Make Mor whole again.
(b) Raise the dead.
(c) Cause an eclipse.
(d) Repel the forces of evil.

15. James Tiptree, Jr. is the pen name of what American science fiction author?
(a) Michelle Williams.
(b) Sara Michael Anderson.
(c) Alice Bradley Sheldon.
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was James Tiptree, Jr. born?

2. Who does Morwenna call to tell about her condition from Daniel's house after leaving the hospital?

3. Doing Christmas decorating at Daniel's mansion, the season is dampened by the fact that Russians have invaded what country?

4. The alternative medicine practitioner whom Morwenna sees for her leg pain recommends that she return for treatment how often?

5. How many Nebula awards has Samuel Delany won in his career?

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