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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. Julia muses that she had always gained what element as a result of spending time with her mother?

2. What emotion does Max feel just after he feels a rush of concern for Julia?

3. What feeling does Julia take away from her conversation with Ellie near the end of Chapter 15?

4. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 19 to describe the changes in Julia?

5. At the end of the Chapter 12, Julia tells Alice that what element "is everything" (171)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Ellie surprise Julia in Chapter 14 and how does Julia react to the surprise?

3. What coping mechanisms does Max use to cope with his dark mood on Christmas day?

4. Give an example of Alice's newfound expression of her personality.

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

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

7. In what ways does Julia exhibit changes in her demeanor at the same time as Alice makes rapid progress?

8. What situation within Chapter 14 cause Max to feel real fear "for the first time in seven years" (189)?

9. What hypothesis does Julia form about Alice's early childhood and why does she form it?

10. What does the narrator mean when describing Ellie as both happy and unhappy as a result of her reunion with Julia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Hannah in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Magic Hour. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Hannah’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Hannah send about hope and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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