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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. To whom is Alice referring when the narration from her perspective describes a certain person as "Sun Hair" (165)?

2. How does Julia's visit to Max's house one evening end in Chapter 17?

3. For what length of time has Julia been working with Alice when she holds another press conference in Chapter 15?

4. What objects fill the part of the room where Alice likes to hide when she is scared?

5. Julia reports in Chapter 13 that how many reporters had shown up to the latest press conference about Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two words does Alice think in Chapter 20 upon becoming "lost in the sea of faces and bodies" (278)?

2. What common ground do Ellie and Julia find in Chapter 12?

3. What prompts Julia to leave Max's house in Chapter 17?

4. What is revealed to be the reason behind Alice's fear of making noise?

5. For what reason does Julia accept Max's invitation to ride on the back of his motorcycle?

6. What had been the cause of the break-up between Julia and Philip?

7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Julia sees Alice's progress as a continuum, rather than a journey with a fixed destination.

8. What does Ellie's choice of porch chair in Chapter 13 tell Julia about her state of mind?

9. What reason does Cal give when Ellie notices his rare sense of melancholy on the evening of Christmas day?

10. What evidence is there to support George Azelle's claim that Alice is actually his own daughter Brittany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Cal's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Hannah in depicting Cal and include in your discussion the reasons that Hannah portrays Cal in these particular ways.

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

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Magic Hour and one of the novel's main messages. How does Hannah make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one of the text’s main themes?

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