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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. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?

2. Julia recalls that at her mother's funeral, which character had "taken care of everything and everyone" (94)?

3. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?

4. What objects does Julia scrape against the floor, greatly frightening Alice in Chapter 9?

5. What kind of baby animal does Ellie see in Girl's arms when she first sees her up in the maple tree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is elective mutism?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hannah’s use of the motif of sound within the novel Magic Hour.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hannah's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Magic Hour.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Magic Hour and what is Hannah’s message regarding these themes?

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