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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. What do Morwenna and her sister intend to throw into a pool at the heart of the factory in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Snow.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Lizards.

2. Glorfindel instructs Morwenna that she must travel to a ruin and gather what for a ritual there?
(a) Deer blood.
(b) Smooth rocks.
(c) Maple syrup.
(d) Oak leaves.

3. What kind of factory has apparently ruined the surrounding area with a foul smell and a blight in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A chemical factory.
(b) A sports equipment factory.
(c) A muffin factory.
(d) A Phurnacite factory.

4. Glorfindel instructs Morwenna that she must travel to a ruin and gather ingredients for a ritual on what day?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) The equinox.

5. What does Glorfindel wear?
(a) A silver cape.
(b) A black trenchcoat.
(c) A green robe.
(d) A cloak of leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Sam give to Morwenna on her first visit?

2. Morwenna treasures the photograph her mother sends her when she arrives at boarding school because it gives her an image of whom to cherish?

3. What is the name of the red-headed girl Morwenna's age who she meets at her first book club meeting?

4. What is the first book of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

5. What health problem led to Grampar's hospitalization?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is the thematic metaphor with the factory in the beginning of the novel reiterated at Arlinghurst?

2. What does the reader discern of Morwenna's character through her descriptions of her ancestors?

3. How is magic uses metaphorically by the author in the fifth section of the novel?

4. What is the dominant passion that Morwenna has in the novel? How does this passion affect her character?

5. What happens to make Morwenna feel that her ritual for a karass worked favorably? What is a karass?

6. Describe the first letter Morwenna receives from her mother at Arlilnghurst. Why does Morwenna treasure the letter?

7. How is the character of Morwenna illustrated in "Among Others"? In what ways does she relate to the novel's author?

8. What contest does Morwenna enter at school in the novel? What is foreseen to be the outcome of the competition?

9. Who does Morwenna strike up a friendship with from the book club? Where do they first meet outside of the library?

10. Describe the narrative style of "Among Others". In what format are the events of the novel retold?

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