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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 final wild place does Morwenna find magic in South Wales during her visit after Christmas?

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

3. Robert Heinlein won Hugo Awards for how many of his novels?

4. When Morwenna attends a party put on by a former hometown friend after Christmas, what boy flirts and cuddles with her?

5. What does the fairy give to Morwenna at Dingly Dell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What strikes Morwenna about Sam when he visits after her release from the hospital?

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

4. What does Morwenna reveal about her leg to Wim at Poacher's Wood?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Morwenna's injury and treatment at the hospital. What is "traction" and how does this help Morwenna's leg? How does Morwenna feel about the treatment? How does she get along with her doctors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the relationship between Mor and Morwenna in the novel. What does Mor represent symbolically to the protagonist? How does Morwenna's relationship with her deceased sister evolve throughout the novel? How does this relate to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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