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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. How many Nebula awards has the author Ursula Le Guin won?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What is the name of the Jewish girl that Morwenna befriends at school?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Liz.
(d) Gill.

3. The older woman who leads the first book club meeting Morwenna attends is named what?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Janine.
(c) Leah.
(d) Harriet.

4. How old is Morwenna in 1979?
(a) 11.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

5. 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) Lizards.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Daniel take Morwenna to meet Sam during the school break?

2. What language did the fairies Morwenna befriended in her early years speak?

3. Who does Sam encourage Morwenna to read?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Morwenna traveled with her sister to the factory in the opening of the novel?

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

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

5. How does Morwenna continue to destroy her mother's letters which keep arriving at Arlinghurst? What temptation do the letters represent?

6. How does Morwenna describe the fairies of Wales in the novel?

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

8. Where does Morwenna perform a ritual alongside Glorfindel? What actions does she take in the ritual?

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

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

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