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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 causes Morwenna pain and leads her to see the school nurse during the school year?
2. Where does Morwenna flee from in 1979?
3. Glorfindel instructs Morwenna that she must travel to a ruin and gather what for a ritual there?
4. Glorfindel instructs Morwenna that she must travel to a ruin and gather ingredients for a ritual on what day?
5. What jockish girl sees one of Morwenna's photos from her mother and asks her about it, leading Morwenna to respond that her mother is a vindictive witch?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Wim introduced in the novel? What mystery surrounds Wim?
2. Why has Morwenna traveled with her sister to the factory in the opening of the novel?
3. In what ways is the thematic metaphor with the factory in the beginning of the novel reiterated at Arlinghurst?
4. How does Morwenna describe the fairies of Wales in the novel?
5. What happens when Morwenna first goes to burn her mother's letters at Arlinghurst?
6. What is the dominant passion that Morwenna has in the novel? How does this passion affect her character?
7. How is magic uses metaphorically by the author in the fifth section of the novel?
8. Where does Morwenna plan on going to visit during the break in the school term?
9. How is the character of Morwenna illustrated in "Among Others"? In what ways does she relate to the novel's author?
10. What metaphor is set up in the opening of the novel with Morwenna at the factory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of science fiction and literature in the novel. What does literature represent to Morwenna? Who are her favorite authors? In what ways does literature isolate Morwenna? In what ways does literature open Morwenna to others?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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