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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Morwenna turn her mother's weapons into at the end of the novel?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Raindrops.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Trees.

2. What do the fairies turn Morwenna's walking stick into at the ruin in the end of the novel?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A snake.
(c) A knife.
(d) A rat.

3. Rumors around town are that Wim did what?
(a) Killed a bird.
(b) Got a girl pregnant.
(c) Stole a car.
(d) Set a building on fire.

4. Who does Morwenna run into at Grampar's nursing home whom she hates because she is on the side of her mother and very rude?
(a) Auntie Teg.
(b) Aunt Flossie.
(c) Aunt Anthea.
(d) Auntie Gwennie.

5. What is the name of Wim's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Anthea.
(b) Janine.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Lorraine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sam lost his entire family how?

3. Who invites Morwenna to try alternative medicine treatment for her leg pain?

4. What play of Shakespeare's does Morwenna see a presentation of after returning to school from her hospitalization?

5. Morwenna rings in the New Year by visiting whom in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information and advice does Hugh give Morwenna regarding Wim?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the book club change Morwenna as a character? How does this tie into the novel's themes?

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

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