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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. Which character does Julia name as having taught her that she should avoid men who play games?
(a) Max.
(b) Steven.
(c) Cal.
(d) Philip.

2. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?
(a) He is her defense lawyer.
(b) He is her hairstylist.
(c) He is her father.
(d) He is her accountant.

3. Julia recalls that at her mother's funeral, which character had "taken care of everything and everyone" (94)?
(a) Peanut.
(b) Julia.
(c) Cal.
(d) Ellie.

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

5. On what part of Girl's body does Max find evidence of ligature marks?
(a) Her ankles.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what substance does Max place a sedative for Alice?

2. Julia tells Ellie that she wants to turn one corner of Alice's room into a what?

3. Ellie tells Girl that Julia had first stated her plan to become a doctor when she was how old?

4. The narrator states that Julia's return to Rain Valley is "only the second time she'd been back since" (54) what event?

5. For how long had Cal worked for Ellie full-time at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Name two things the media is said to have ignored about Julia's situation.

3. What aspect of Max's character does Julia admit to being seduced by at the end of Chapter 11?

4. How does a maple tree figure into Chapter 3 and into the discovery of Girl?

5. Who is Amber and what had she done prior to the novel's opening?

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

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

8. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.

9. What kinds of objects terrify Girl and how do Julia, Ellie, Peanut and Max address the problem when they move Girl to Ellie's house?

10. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?

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