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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. Who does Morwenna call to tell about her condition from Daniel's house after leaving the hospital?
(a) Sam.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Mor.
(d) Her mother.

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

3. What 1961 novel is considered by many to be Robert Heinlein's seminal work?
(a) For Us, The Living.
(b) Stranger in a Strange Land.
(c) Farmer in the Sky.
(d) Rocket Ship Galileo.

4. Where do Morwenna's final marks place her in her class before the Christmas holidays?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Second.

5. How many Hugo awards has Samuel Delany won in his career?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Morwenna go to visit Grampar after Christmas?

2. What does Morwenna give Wim for Valentine's Day?

3. When Morwenna finds magic in South Wales after Christmas, Mor appears in ghostly form, unable to speak and frozen in time at what age?

4. What play of Shakespeare's does Morwenna see a presentation of after returning to school from her hospitalization?

5. What refers to an important piece of property associated with the protagonist?

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. How does the book club change Morwenna as a character? How does this tie into the novel's themes?

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

4. What does Wim reveal to Morwenna about the rumors circulating about him before they go look for fairies?

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

6. How does Wim force a large change in Morwenna with regards to her magic?

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

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

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

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

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