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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Morwenna flee to in 1979?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) London.
(c) South Wales.
(d) Bristol.
2. Morwenna and her sister travel to the foul factory in the beginning of the novel at the advice of whom?
(a) Angels.
(b) Golems.
(c) Devils.
(d) Fairies.
3. 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 closing.
(b) The factory is doubling production.
(c) Two more factories are scheduled to open.
(d) The factory is tripling production.
4. What is the name of the prestigious boarding school Morwenna attends?
(a) Arlinghurst.
(b) Arlingdale.
(c) Regaldale.
(d) Oak Knoll.
5. What is the fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings?
(a) Daikon.
(b) New York.
(c) Middle-earth.
(d) South Wales.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Morwenna's paternal grandfather?
2. How old is Morwenna in 1975?
3. How many Nebula awards has the author Ursula Le Guin won?
4. What kind of factory has apparently ruined the surrounding area with a foul smell and a blight in the beginning of the novel?
5. What is Morwenna's last name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is magic uses metaphorically by the author in the fifth section of the novel?
2. What does the appearance of Mor in Morwenna's ritual represent metaphorically?
3. How is the character of Wim introduced in the novel? What mystery surrounds Wim?
4. How does Morwenna describe the fairies of Wales in the novel?
5. What unanswered questions does the author set up in the first entries of the novel? Why?
6. What occupies Morwenna's attention in the weeks after the Arlinghurst bonfire?
7. In what ways is the thematic metaphor with the factory in the beginning of the novel reiterated at Arlinghurst?
8. What does Morwenna relate about fairies when describing the Arlinghurst bonfire in the novel?
9. Who is the narrator of "Among Others"? Where is she going in the opening entry?
10. What incident at school leads Morwenna to refer to her mother as a witch? Why?
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