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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. The alternative medicine practitioner whom Morwenna sees for her leg pain recommends that she return for treatment for what duration?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

2. Who does Morwenna discover Wim saved from some bullies a couple years back?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Gill.
(c) Mor.
(d) Janine.

3. What do Wim and Morwenna see at the old castle that Daniel drives them to on Valentine's Day?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A fox.
(d) A fairy.

4. What place does Morwenna suggest to Wim as a place they can go to possibly see a fairy after their book club meeting?
(a) Foxes Glen.
(b) Croggin Bog.
(c) Dingly Dell.
(d) Poacher's Wood.

5. What 1961 novel is considered by many to be Robert Heinlein's seminal work?
(a) Farmer in the Sky.
(b) For Us, The Living.
(c) Rocket Ship Galileo.
(d) Stranger in a Strange Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Morwenna and Wim meet up to go look for a fairy, Morwenna reveals that she knows of what rumor about Wim?

2. What does Morwenna receive from her three aunts for Christmas?

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

4. "Among Others" was published in hardcover edition when?

5. What does Morwenna become the embodiment of in order to show the fairies she doesn't want to follow their instruction in the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is symbolized by Wim's ability to see a fairy when he first visits Poacher's Wood?

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

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

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

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

9. Who does Morwenna go to stay with after leaving her father's home during the Christmas holidays? How does she feel about the trip?

10. What leads up to the meeting of Daniel and Wim in the novel? What impressions do they have of one another?

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