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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. Both Ellie and Julia know "that the overwhelming number of child abductions" (94) are perpetrated in what way?
2. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?
3. How many children does Cal have?
4. Ellie says that until the arrival of Girl, her most difficult policing job involved what activity?
5. Julia fills one area of Alice's bedroom with how many potted plants?
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. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?
3. Who is Amber and what had she done prior to the novel's opening?
4. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?
5. What is the outcome of Judge Myerson's decision regarding Julia's culpability for Amber's horrific acts?
6. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?
7. In what way does Julia consider her mother to have been her closest ally in the family?
8. Who are Cal and Peanut?
9. How is the theme of isolation linked to a particular character within the narrative?
10. How does a maple tree figure into Chapter 3 and into the discovery of Girl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what way does Hannah go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Hannah’s novel Magic Hour. What message is Hannah sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
What message does Hannah send within the pages of Magic Hour concerning the link between altruism and emotional health?
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