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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. How many Hugo awards has Samuel Delany won in his career?

2. Where does Morwenna go to visit Grampar after Christmas?

3. Morwenna's mother attacks Morwenna by tearing pages from what, at the end of the novel?

4. Where do the book club members convene at to celebrate the birthday of a club member after their discussion of Tiptree?

5. Where was Jo Walton born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of growing up explored when Morwenna visits with Moira in South Wales?

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

3. What follows the school's holiday celebration in the novel? What award does Morwenna receive and how does she feel about it?

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

5. What does Wim discuss with Morwenna when he visits her in the hospital? What does Morwenna admit about her past?

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

7. Who does Morwenna visit while in South Wales during the Christmas holidays? In what places does she look for fairies?

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

9. What differences does Morwenna notice at Arlinghurst when she returns after her hospitalization? What does she believe to be the cause of those changes?

10. What is symbolized in the burning of Morwenna's walking stick in the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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