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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 does Janine help Morwenna pick out when they first go shopping?

2. Morwenna writes to Auntie Teg to ask her advice about how what are sized in the novel?

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

4. Whose poem at school ends up being chosen among the best hundred in the national poetry competition?

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

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

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

4. What does Morwenna relate about fairies when describing the Arlinghurst bonfire in the novel?

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

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

7. How is Morwenna conflicted about her eccentricities in the novel? How is this illustrated at Arlinghurst?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 and discuss the setting of the novel. What events took place during 1979 and 1980 which create atmosphere in the book? How is Morwenna affected by the global and international events? Are these events discussed at the book club or with others?

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