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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 poem of Jo Walton's is widely quoted on online arguments, often without her name attached?
(a) "The Lurkers Support Me in E-Mail."
(b) "The Tomorrow of Yesterday."
(c) "The Hacker Manifesto."
(d) "The Laundry of Leaked Information."

2. Morwenna's mother attacks Morwenna by tearing pages from what, at the end of the novel?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Lord of the Rings.
(d) The Symposium.

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

4. James Tiptree, Jr. is the pen name of what American science fiction author?
(a) Arthur Conan Doyle.
(b) Alice Bradley Sheldon.
(c) Sara Michael Anderson.
(d) Michelle Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At Morwenna's book club meeting, some of the men feel that the author Tiptree is what?

2. Who does Morwenna discover Wim saved from some bullies a couple years back?

3. What wild place does Morwenna visit looking for fairies while staying with Auntie Teg after Christmas?

4. When Wim is set to attend Morwenna's acupuncture session with her for the second time, who unexpectedly shows up?

5. When is it that Morwenna's leg pain becomes so bad she must go to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the theme of growing up explored in Morwenna's encounter with Mor during the Christmas holidays?

4. Who does Morwenna go to stay with after leaving her father's home during the Christmas holidays? How does she feel about the trip?

5. What leads up to the meeting of Daniel and Wim in the novel? What impressions do they have of one another?

6. What leads up to Morwenna's crying while having a conversation with Janine and Hugh in the novel?

7. What is symbolized in the burning of Morwenna's walking stick in the end of the novel?

8. What does Morwenna go to do with Janine and Hugh in the novel? What causes her jealousy over Janine?

9. 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?

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

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