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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. After a successful pre-Christmas book club meeting, Morwenna meets with the others at a local pub and sits next to whom?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Janine.
(c) Gill.
(d) Wim.

2. What does Morwenna become the embodiment of in order to show the fairies she doesn't want to follow their instruction in the end of the novel?
(a) Water.
(b) Air.
(c) Earth.
(d) Flame.

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

4. When Morwenna attends a party put on by a former hometown friend after Christmas, what boy flirts and cuddles with her?
(a) Wim.
(b) Owen.
(c) Pete.
(d) Owen.

5. During the Christmas holidays, Morwenna suspects that her three paternal aunts are actually what?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Witches.
(c) Lesbians.
(d) Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the book club members convene at to celebrate the birthday of a club member after their discussion of Tiptree?

2. Since 2001, Samuel Delany has been a professor of English and Creative Writing at what institution?

3. What does Morwenna receive from her three aunts for Christmas?

4. Morwenna feels conflicted about Wim because she feels his feelings aren't real due to what?

5. How many Nebula awards has Samuel Delany won in his career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Morwenna visit while in South Wales during the Christmas holidays? In what places does she look for fairies?

2. What does Morwenna think of her first acupuncture treatment? How often will she receive the treatments?

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

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

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

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

7. What is symbolized by Wim's ability to see a fairy when he first visits Poacher's Wood?

8. 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?

9. What follows the school's holiday celebration in the novel? What award does Morwenna receive and how does she feel about it?

10. What fairy do Wim and Morwenna encounter at an old castle near the end of the novel? What does the fairy tell them?

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