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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. On what days does the library's science fiction book club meet?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

2. 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) Snow.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Flowers.

3. What does Janine help Morwenna pick out when they first go shopping?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A bra.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A watch.

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

5. Who appears to Morwenna in spectral form, hovering over her bed and literally paralyzing her?
(a) Mor.
(b) Auntie Gwennie.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What science-minded female friend visits Morwenna and puts her arm around her in a manner Morwenna interprets as sexual?

2. What is the name of Morwenna's mother?

3. What does Morwenna go to burn in a bonfire in the countryside in the third section of the novel?

4. Morwenna's great-grandfather was what?

5. What jockish girl sees one of Morwenna's photos from her mother and asks her about it, leading Morwenna to respond that her mother is a vindictive witch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways are characters revealed in literature? How does this relate to the character of Wim?

3. What unanswered questions does the author set up in the first entries of the novel? Why?

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

5. How is Morwenna conflicted about her eccentricities in the novel? How is this illustrated at Arlinghurst?

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

7. What does Morwenna's leg injury represent metaphorically in the novel?

8. What incident at school leads Morwenna to refer to her mother as a witch? Why?

9. Where does Morwenna encounter Glorfindel? How is he described? Where does he instruct Morwenna to go?

10. What metaphor is set up in the opening of the novel with Morwenna at the factory?

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