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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 spell does Morwenna cast when her mother visits her again with another night attack at the hospital?

2. When was Samuel Delany's "Babel-17" published?

3. When Morwenna is placed in the hospital for her leg pain, the doctor recommends she is kept in what for a week?

4. What treatment does Morwenna finally receive which grants her relief from her terrible leg pain?

5. What wild place does Morwenna visit looking for fairies while staying with Auntie Teg after Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what final place that Morwenna visits in South Wales during the Christmas holidays does she finally encounter magic? What happens?

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

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

6. What fairy do Wim and Morwenna encounter at an old castle near the end of the novel? What does the fairy tell them?

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

8. How does the visit to Poacher's Wood end with Wim? What concerns does Morwenna have about their developing relationship?

9. 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?

10. What is represented in Morwenna's encounter with Owen at the party during the Christmas holidays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the several ways a reader can learn about a character, including what a character says about himself, how the narrator presents the character, etc. How Wim is initially presented clashes with what another character says about him, presenting an interesting tension for the reader. Is Wim really a bad person, or is he misunderstood by Janine and others?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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