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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 from in 1979?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) South Scotland.
(c) London.
(d) South Wales.

2. What is the name of the blond-haired handsome boy in the book club that Morwenna has a crush on?
(a) Pete.
(b) Wim.
(c) Cardiff.
(d) Geraint.

3. What health problem led to Grampar's hospitalization?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Epileptic seizure.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Broken hip.

4. What relative of Morwenna's does she say was disgraced for being a lesbian?
(a) Auntie Olwen.
(b) Auntie Gertrude.
(c) Auntie Teg.
(d) Auntie Maudie.

5. How many Hugo awards has Ursula Le Guin won?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the nationwide poetry contest which Morwenna enters at her school, the best hundred poem writers will receive what object?

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

3. Morwenna named the fairy Glorfindel after a character in what novels?

4. What is the name of Janine's ex-boyfriend she tells Morwenna about in the bookstore?

5. What does Janine help Morwenna pick out when they first go shopping?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Morwenna relate about fairies when describing the Arlinghurst bonfire in the novel?

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

5. What occupies Morwenna's attention in the weeks after the Arlinghurst bonfire?

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

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

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

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

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

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