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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. When Julia arrives at her childhood home at the beginning of Chapter 16, who is waiting up for her?

2. To what location does Alice go after she becomes separated from Julia?

3. Julia comes to the conclusion that Alice has "the verbal skills of a" (230) what?

4. Ellie tells Julia that which organization believes that "permanent foster care proceedings" (232) should begin for Alice soon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. To what object does Alice object so strongly that Julia must throw it into the hallway in order to get Alice to calm down?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Magic Hour from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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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