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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. Whose science fiction novels include "Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection"?

2. In the nationwide poetry contest which Morwenna enters at her school, the best hundred poem writers will receive what object?

3. What is the name of Morwenna's father?

4. What health problem led to Grampar's hospitalization?

5. What appears and dances in the flames when Morwenna builds a bonfire in the countryside in the third section of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is the narrator of "Among Others"? Where is she going in the opening entry?

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

5. What does the reader discern of Morwenna's character through her descriptions of her ancestors?

6. Why has Morwenna traveled with her sister to the factory in the opening of the novel?

7. What happens when Morwenna first goes to burn her mother's letters at Arlinghurst?

8. What incident at school leads Morwenna to refer to her mother as a witch? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between poetry and literature in the novel. How does Morwenna feel about contemporary poetry in relation to science fiction novels? What does she hope to gain by winning the national poetry competition?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and analyze the character of Grampar. How does Grampar feel about Morwenna's mother? How does Morwenna feel about her grandfather? What led to Grampar's hospitalization?

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