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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 relative of Morwenna's "disgraced herself by marrying a Catholic"?
(a) Auntie Olwen.
(b) Auntie Maudie.
(c) Auntie Gertrude.
(d) Auntie Teg.

2. What does Morwenna use in her protective spell which she feels is dangerous but also potentially powerful?
(a) A coffin nail.
(b) Blood from her finger.
(c) A dead man's hand.
(d) A dead bat.

3. Where does Daniel take Morwenna to meet Sam during the school break?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) London.
(c) Bristol.
(d) South Wales.

4. What must Morwenna have in order to get a card at the town library?
(a) An interest in books.
(b) Five pounds.
(c) A drivers license.
(d) A note signed by the school and a parent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relative of Morwenna's does she say was disgraced for being a lesbian?

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

3. On what days does the library's science fiction book club meet?

4. How many books does Morwenna check out of the library when she first gets her card?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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