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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. With whom does Ellie recall having her first kiss beneath the same maple tree in which Girl is sitting?
(a) Earl.
(b) Steve.
(c) Cal.
(d) Max.

2. Who asks Julia how she can "listen to sad stories all day long" (137)?
(a) Cal.
(b) Max.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Ellie.

3. To what part of a "mythic, sleeping beast" (50) are the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest compared within the text?
(a) Its claws.
(b) Its jaws.
(c) Its spine.
(d) Its horn.

4. The first room in which Girl is placed had previously served as what kind of facility?
(a) An occupational therapy room.
(b) A daycare.
(c) A hydrotherapy room.
(d) A maternity ward.

5. Who rushes into the police station to say that Ellie must come to Magnolia Street right away?
(a) Lori.
(b) Marge.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many "white-capped volcanoes" are said to stretch "from northern Oregon to Bellingham" (50)?

2. Julia tells Ellie that the first thing she needs to acquire in order to help Girl is what?

3. What main emotion does the leader of the press conference feel just before the event?

4. Which character does Julia name as having taught her that she should avoid men who play games?

5. There are seats for how many reporters at the first press conference about Girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of hope enter the narrative in relation to Julia's position as a psychiatrist?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Julia mean when she tells Max that Girl is "just like a cat" (81)?

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

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