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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Morwenna attends a party put on by a former hometown friend after Christmas, what boy flirts and cuddles with her?
(a) Owen.
(b) Owen.
(c) Wim.
(d) Pete.

2. When Wim is set to attend Morwenna's acupuncture session with her for the second time, who unexpectedly shows up?
(a) Uncle Clem.
(b) Grampar.
(c) Auntie Teg.
(d) Daniel.

3. Doing Christmas decorating at Daniel's mansion, Morwenna is homesick for where?
(a) South Wales.
(b) London.
(c) Cardiff.
(d) Bristol.

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

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

6. Jo Walton won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in what year?
(a) 1992.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1995.

7. What does Morwenna go to the doctor to get in anticipation of an intimate relationship with Wim?
(a) A diaphram.
(b) Birth control injections.
(c) Birth control pills.
(d) Hormone injections.

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

9. What does Morwenna become the embodiment of in order to show the fairies she doesn't want to follow their instruction in the end of the novel?
(a) Earth.
(b) Air.
(c) Flame.
(d) Water.

10. What 1961 novel is considered by many to be Robert Heinlein's seminal work?
(a) Stranger in a Strange Land.
(b) For Us, The Living.
(c) Rocket Ship Galileo.
(d) Farmer in the Sky.

11. Who invites Morwenna to try alternative medicine treatment for her leg pain?
(a) Sam.
(b) Aunt Flossie.
(c) Grampar.
(d) Deirdre.

12. Doing Christmas decorating at Daniel's mansion, the season is dampened by the fact that Russians have invaded what country?
(a) The United States.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) China.

13. When Wim visits Morwenna in the hospital, she promises to take him to see what?
(a) The coast.
(b) Fairies.
(c) The sun rise.
(d) Giant trees.

14. When Morwenna and Wim discuss Robert Heinlein, Morwenna feels Heinlein stands up for dignity and humanity, while Wim feels he is what?
(a) A government spy.
(b) A fascist.
(c) An evil liar.
(d) A phony.

15. Morwenna's aunt who drives her to the train station after Christmas stops at what kind of shop?
(a) Jewelers.
(b) Bakery.
(c) Apparel.
(d) Home furnishings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morwenna turn her mother's weapons into at the end of the novel?

2. When was Jo Walton's first novel published?

3. What poem of Jo Walton's is widely quoted on online arguments, often without her name attached?

4. What is the name of Wim's ex-girlfriend?

5. How will Morwenna have to travel to get to her treatment practitioner when Daniel cannot take her?

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