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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. To whom does Morwenna correspond with about Plato by letters from school?

2. What must Morwenna have in order to get a card at the town library?

3. Who does Morwenna write a poem for in the nationwide poetry contest which is held at her school?

4. What teacher signs Morwenna's library form in the novel?

5. What is the name of the town in which a factory has ruined the surrounding area with a foul smell and a blight in the beginning of "Among Others"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the appearance of Mor in Morwenna's ritual represent metaphorically?

3. How is the character of Wim introduced in the novel? What mystery surrounds Wim?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Miss Carroll in the novel. How is Miss Carroll described in the narrative? In what ways has Miss Carroll stepped out of her way in order to help Morwenna? How does Morwenna feel about her teacher?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of sexual abuse in the novel. What is implied when Daniel attempts to kiss Morwenna? How does she feel about the incident? How does Daniel act the following day? Does he show remorse?

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