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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. Ellie and Peanut seize upon the idea to enlist whose help in the quest to identify Girl?
(a) Cal.
(b) Julia.
(c) Max.
(d) Earl.

2. The sight of what instrument in her old childhood home causes her to be "blindsided by a memory" (61) of her mother?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A violin.
(c) A ukulele.
(d) A piano.

3. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?
(a) The Secret Garden.
(b) Tarzan.
(c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

4. How old does Max judge Girl to be after examining her?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. About how many parents of missing children appear at the Rain Valley police station in Chapter 9?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ellie picks Julia up from the airport, she tells Julia that Peanut's children are now how old?

2. What gesture does Alice use the first time she tries to communicate with Julia?

3. Who brings back a tray of food for Girl from the hospital cafeteria?

4. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?

5. What action does Alice take once she can reach her entire arm out the window in her new room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the goal of the press conference held in Pine Valley in Chapter 6?

2. What does the piano symbolize within the narrative?

3. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?

4. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of Magic Hour.

5. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?

6. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?

7. What is the outcome of Judge Myerson's decision regarding Julia's culpability for Amber's horrific acts?

8. How is the theme of isolation linked to a particular character within the narrative?

9. Describe the violent encounter that occurs between Julia and Girl in Chapter 5.

10. From whose perspective is the novel narrated when Chapter 1 opens?

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