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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 poem of Jo Walton's is widely quoted on online arguments, often without her name attached?

2. How will Morwenna have to travel to get to her treatment practitioner when Daniel cannot take her?

3. What refers to an important piece of property associated with the protagonist?

4. When was Jo Walton's first novel published?

5. Rumors around town are that Wim did what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What place does Morwenna suggest to Wim as a location they may be able to see a fairy in the novel? Who owns this land?

2. How does Wim force a large change in Morwenna with regards to her magic?

3. Who visits Morwenna when she is hospitalized? What happens when Morwenna's mother appears in the hospital?

4. What does Morwenna think of her first acupuncture treatment? How often will she receive the treatments?

5. Who does Morwenna go to stay with after leaving her father's home during the Christmas holidays? How does she feel about the trip?

6. What takes place in the climax of the novel? What is the greatest obstacle overcome by the protagonist?

7. What leads up to Morwenna's crying while having a conversation with Janine and Hugh in the novel?

8. What does Wim reveal to Morwenna about the rumors circulating about him before they go look for fairies?

9. When is Morwenna forced into the hospital for her leg pain? What is her treatment there like?

10. What does Morwenna resolve to do in the end of the novel? In what ways has her character grown and developed?

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

Describe Morwenna's Christmas visit to her father's during the holidays. How does Morwenna feel about being at the house and close to the aunts? Why? Why does Morwenna suspect these characters are witches?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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