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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. Who is the protagonist of "The Hobbit"?

2. What science-minded female friend visits Morwenna and puts her arm around her in a manner Morwenna interprets as sexual?

3. At her first book club meeting, Morwenna is disappointed that almost all of the attendees are what?

4. When was the author Ursula Le Guin born?

5. What relative of Morwenna's does she say went to prison for forgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the first letter Morwenna receives from her mother at Arlilnghurst. Why does Morwenna treasure the letter?

3. What occupies Morwenna's attention in the weeks after the Arlinghurst bonfire?

4. What metaphor is set up in the opening of the novel with Morwenna at the factory?

5. In what ways are characters revealed in literature? How does this relate to the character of Wim?

6. Describe the narrative style of "Among Others". In what format are the events of the novel retold?

7. What contest does Morwenna enter at school in the novel? What is foreseen to be the outcome of the competition?

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

9. What happens to make Morwenna feel that her ritual for a karass worked favorably? What is a karass?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Morwenna's impressions of her first book club meeting at the library. How are the majority of the attendees described? What fellow members does Morwenna feel intrigued by? How seriously is her discussion of Ursula Le Guin taken by the other members?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Morwenna's inability to relate to Moira and other friends in South Wales. What does this symbolize regarding Morwenna's character development? How has the theme of maturation expanded in this section of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Owen and the theme of inequality in the novel. How does Morwenna' s altercation with Owen represent this theme? In what ways are females expected to behave differently than males in regards to sexuality and exploration?

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