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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 Morwenna give Wim for Valentine's Day?
2. What aunt drives Morwenna to the train station after Christmas?
3. Daniel and who arrive and take Morwenna to rest up at home after she is released from the hospital?
4. At the industrial ruin Morwenna visits at the end of the novel, Glorfindel instructs her to go to another favorite site to perform a ritual that will do what?
5. Why does Morwenna theorize attitudes have changed at Arlinghurst after her hospitalization?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place in the climax of the novel? What is the greatest obstacle overcome by the protagonist?
2. What does Wim reveal to Morwenna about the rumors circulating about him before they go look for fairies?
3. When is Morwenna forced into the hospital for her leg pain? What is her treatment there like?
4. What does Morwenna think of her first acupuncture treatment? How often will she receive the treatments?
5. What leads up to Morwenna's crying while having a conversation with Janine and Hugh in the novel?
6. What follows the school's holiday celebration in the novel? What award does Morwenna receive and how does she feel about it?
7. What strikes Morwenna about Sam when he visits after her release from the hospital?
8. How does the book club change Morwenna as a character? How does this tie into the novel's themes?
9. What does Morwenna reveal about her leg to Wim at Poacher's Wood?
10. How is the theme of growing up explored in Morwenna's encounter with Mor during the Christmas holidays?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the narrative voice of "Among Others". From whose point of view is the story told? Is the narrative related in the present or past tense? Additionally, describe the characteristics of the protagonist. What are Morwenna's passions? How does she feel about her sister?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss and analyze the theme of eccentricity in the novel. How does this theme apply to Morwenna and to Morwenna's family? Describe how eccentricity is related in the characters of Deirdre and Sharon in the novel. How does Morwenna feel about these friends? What do they think of Morwenna's eccentric nature?
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