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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 do Wim and Morwenna see at the old castle that Daniel drives them to on Valentine's Day?
2. Morwenna takes the train where to stay with her Auntie Teg after Christmas?
3. Where was Jo Walton born?
4. What does Morwenna go to the doctor to get in anticipation of an intimate relationship with Wim?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Morwenna resolve to do in the end of the novel? In what ways has her character grown and developed?
2. What does Wim discuss with Morwenna when he visits her in the hospital? What does Morwenna admit about her past?
3. What place does Morwenna suggest to Wim as a location they may be able to see a fairy in the novel? Who owns this land?
4. What information and advice does Hugh give Morwenna regarding Wim?
5. What takes place in the climax of the novel? What is the greatest obstacle overcome by the protagonist?
6. What is symbolized in the burning of Morwenna's walking stick in the end of the novel?
7. How does Wim force a large change in Morwenna with regards to her magic?
8. What does Morwenna reveal about her leg to Wim at Poacher's Wood?
9. What leads up to Morwenna's crying while having a conversation with Janine and Hugh in the novel?
10. What follows the school's holiday celebration in the novel? What award does Morwenna receive and how does she feel about it?
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 Bokononism, Kurt Vonnegut, and the concept of the karass. Describe the ritual performed by Morwenna to protect herself from her mother based on Vonnegut's writing. What are this fictional religion's origins, history, and effects? What does Morwenna hope to attain through the ritual?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the several ways a reader can learn about a character, including what a character says about himself, how the narrator presents the character, etc. How Wim is initially presented clashes with what another character says about him, presenting an interesting tension for the reader. Is Wim really a bad person, or is he misunderstood by Janine and others?
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