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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a protective circle of friends created by good magic?

2. Morwenna's great-grandfather was what?

3. Who does Morwenna see in the procession of the dead during the ritual she performs alongside Glorfindel?

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

5. Morwenna treasures the photograph her mother sends her when she arrives at boarding school because it gives her an image of whom to cherish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morwenna's leg injury represent metaphorically in the novel?

2. What unanswered questions does the author set up in the first entries of the novel? Why?

3. How does Morwenna continue to destroy her mother's letters which keep arriving at Arlinghurst? What temptation do the letters represent?

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

5. How is magic uses metaphorically by the author in the fifth section of the novel?

6. Where does Morwenna plan on going to visit during the break in the school term?

7. Where does Morwenna encounter Glorfindel? How is he described? Where does he instruct Morwenna to go?

8. What is the dominant passion that Morwenna has in the novel? How does this passion affect her character?

9. How is the character of Morwenna illustrated in "Among Others"? In what ways does she relate to the novel's author?

10. How does Morwenna describe the fairies of Wales in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the developing romance between Morwenna and Wim in the novel. How much reservation does Morwenna have about her crush based on the rumors regarding him? What sense does the reader get about Wim and his danger to the protagonist? How do Wim's actions represent his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of science fiction and literature in the novel. What does literature represent to Morwenna? Who are her favorite authors? In what ways does literature isolate Morwenna? In what ways does literature open Morwenna to others?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Morwenna's injury and treatment at the hospital. What is "traction" and how does this help Morwenna's leg? How does Morwenna feel about the treatment? How does she get along with her doctors?

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