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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 Ellie tells Julia that everything will be okay, Julia makes a reference to which character?

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

3. Whose house does Julia take Alice to visit first as they make their Christmastime visits?

4. How many other women does Max claim to have soaked with in his hot tub?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare Alice's feelings about Earl and Myra's house to her feelings about the church.

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

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

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

6. What knowledge is described as "building in Julia, filling her lungs like a slow-growing case of pneumonia" (203)?

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

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

9. How does Ellie try to cheer up Cal's daughters on Christmas evening?

10. What major step does Julia tell Ellie she is planning to take "the day after Christmas" (282)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Hannah's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Magic Hour.

Essay Topic 3

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

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