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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 does Julia admit to Max just before he kisses her for the first time?

2. What kind of reading material does Ellie peruse over and over in Chapter 13?

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

4. What is the verdict from the person who comes to conduct a home visit with Alice and Julia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What triumph does Julia report to Max when she goes to visit him in Chapter 17?

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

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

6. What element of the car ride with Alice bothers Alice and what does Julia decide to do about the situation?

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

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

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

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

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

Write a critical essay about Magic Hour while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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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