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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 does the boy who hits on Morwenna call her when she reiterates his sexual advances at the party put on by her former friend after Christmas?
(a) Hellcat.
(b) Floozy.
(c) Slut.
(d) Whore.

2. The book club that Morwenna is a member of at the library is focused on what genre of literature?
(a) Self help.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Children's.
(d) Non fiction.

3. What does Wim give Morwenna on Valentine's Day?
(a) 2 kittens.
(b) A poem.
(c) A rose.
(d) 3 books.

4. When Morwenna finds magic in South Wales after Christmas, Mor appears in ghostly form, unable to speak and frozen in time at what age?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 14.

5. How many Nebula awards has Samuel Delany won in his career?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. James Tiptree, Jr. is the pen name of what American science fiction author?

2. How long does Morwenna intend to stay with her Auntie Teg after Christmas?

3. Jo Walton won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in what year?

4. The alternative medicine practitioner whom Morwenna sees for her leg pain recommends that she return for treatment for what duration?

5. Robert Heinlein won Hugo Awards for how many of his novels?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Wim and Morwenna spend Valentine's Day in the novel? What gifts do they exchange?

2. In what final place that Morwenna visits in South Wales during the Christmas holidays does she finally encounter magic? What happens?

3. How is the theme of growing up explored when Morwenna visits with Moira in South Wales?

4. What does Morwenna receive from her aunts for Christmas? Why does this cause her consternation?

5. What differences does Morwenna notice at Arlinghurst when she returns after her hospitalization? What does she believe to be the cause of those changes?

6. What does Morwenna reveal about her leg to Wim at Poacher's Wood?

7. What does Wim discuss with Morwenna when he visits her in the hospital? What does Morwenna admit about her past?

8. When is Morwenna forced into the hospital for her leg pain? What is her treatment there like?

9. What strikes Morwenna about Sam when he visits after her release from the hospital?

10. What place does Morwenna suggest to Wim as a location they may be able to see a fairy in the novel? Who owns this land?

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