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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. Where does Daniel take Morwenna to meet Sam during the school break?

2. Morwenna writes to Auntie Teg to ask her advice about how what are sized in the novel?

3. What health problem led to Grampar's hospitalization?

4. Whose poem at school ends up being chosen among the best hundred in the national poetry competition?

5. What does Morwenna see dancing in the flames when Arlinghurst school has a bonfire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Morwenna illustrated in "Among Others"? In what ways does she relate to the novel's author?

2. What does Morwenna's leg injury represent metaphorically in the novel?

3. Who is the narrator of "Among Others"? Where is she going in the opening entry?

4. What does the reader discern of Morwenna's character through her descriptions of her ancestors?

5. In what ways is the thematic metaphor with the factory in the beginning of the novel reiterated at Arlinghurst?

6. How does Morwenna describe the fairies of Wales in the novel?

7. What metaphor is set up in the opening of the novel with Morwenna at the factory?

8. What does Morwenna relate about fairies when describing the Arlinghurst bonfire in the novel?

9. Why has Morwenna traveled with her sister to the factory in the opening of the novel?

10. What happens when Morwenna first goes to burn her mother's letters at Arlinghurst?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of sexual abuse in the novel. What is implied when Daniel attempts to kiss Morwenna? How does she feel about the incident? How does Daniel act the following day? Does he show remorse?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Owen and the theme of inequality in the novel. How does Morwenna' s altercation with Owen represent this theme? In what ways are females expected to behave differently than males in regards to sexuality and exploration?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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