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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. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?

2. Which character is sent by Ellie to the diner to fetch a hot meal that may lure Girl out of the maple tree?

3. What instrument had Ellie's father played?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ellie feel about hosting the press conference in Rain Valley?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Magic Hour and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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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