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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 only detail Ellie shares with Julia about the situation for which she needs help?
2. How many blocks in length is the town of Rain Valley?
3. Both Ellie and Julia know "that the overwhelming number of child abductions" (94) are perpetrated in what way?
4. In what state does Julia live when the narrative first begins?
5. In what way is Frank associated with Julia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?
2. How does Ellie feel about hosting the press conference in Rain Valley?
3. In what way does the theme of hope enter the narrative in relation to Julia's position as a psychiatrist?
4. What is the outcome of Judge Myerson's decision regarding Julia's culpability for Amber's horrific acts?
5. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?
6. Describe the violent encounter that occurs between Julia and Girl in Chapter 5.
7. Who are Cal and Peanut?
8. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.
9. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?
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
What message does Magic Hour send about the American media and how does this message connect to another theme within the text?
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
Analyze Hannah’s focus on the theme of isolation in Magic Hour. What message is Hannah sending about being alone and how does this message intertwine with some other element of the text?
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