Memory modules, Part 12

MG's mum ran a donut shop (they were delicious; the caramel'n'cream was the standout). In the same arcade was a toy store with a proper TSR product stand for which modern collectors would give their right arm. M. was kinda spoilt and, as a result, had many modules plucked from the aforementioned stand. He kept them in clear plastic sleeves in a folder. When we'd idly flip through it, B5 always caught my eye. I *think* it was his fave, too. The presentation was nicer and inside it supplemented the dungeon delves with a wilderness crawl. 

When we studied "The Hobbit" in English, our teacher Mr D. asked the class to define a wizard. M. piped up with, "A magic-user of 9th level or above." While he was BECMI correct, I remember being embarrassed at his literal-ness. Level titles were wacky, weren't they? Why was every 8th-level m-u a Necromancer? Did they suddenly become interested in raising the dead on reaching that amount of XP? And did anyone really use the counterpart female term for Wizard suggested in the "Companion Set", viz. Maga? That last question's rhetorical.