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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who radios Ellie to tell her to come to Chief Sealth City Park once she reaches Magnolia Street and sees nothing?
(a) Dave.
(b) Peanut.
(c) Cal.
(d) Earl.

2. Julia notes that Girl "appears to be terrified of" (96) objects with what two traits?
(a) Prickly and pointy.
(b) High and tall.
(c) Shiny and metal.
(d) Soft and silky.

3. What activity does Max undertake alone each Friday night?
(a) He goes bowling.
(b) He goes for a run.
(c) He goes to the movies.
(d) He goes for a swim.

4. On what part of Girl's body does Max find evidence of ligature marks?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her ankles.
(d) Her chest.

5. The narrator states that for Julia, everything "in the past year, every thought and deed, led her back to" (51) what emotion?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Hope.
(c) Anger.
(d) Regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What entire novel does Julia read to Alice in Chapter 10?

2. What vow does Julia make to Girl on the night she researches the subject of feral children?

3. What action does Alice take once she can reach her entire arm out the window in her new room?

4. Who is Lisa?

5. Julia recalls that at her mother's funeral, which character had "taken care of everything and everyone" (94)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.

2. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of Magic Hour.

3. Who is Amber and what had she done prior to the novel's opening?

4. From whose perspective is the novel narrated when Chapter 1 opens?

5. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?

6. Describe the violent encounter that occurs between Julia and Girl in Chapter 5.

7. What does the piano symbolize within the narrative?

8. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?

9. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?

10. Who are Cal and Peanut?

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