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Kristin Hannah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Magic Hour: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Kristin Hannah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What objects does Julia scrape against the floor, greatly frightening Alice in Chapter 9?
(a) Her fingernails.
(b) The legs of her chair.
(c) A broom and a mop.
(d) The plastic shovels.

2. To what location is Alice moved once she has been sedated?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Ellie's house.
(c) The community center.
(d) Max's office.

3. What vow does Julia make to Girl on the night she researches the subject of feral children?
(a) To keep working with her until she says her own name.
(b) Not to give up until she finds her parents.
(c) Not to let anyone hurt her again.
(d) Not to allow the media to exploit her.

4. In what way are Julia and Ellie related?
(a) They are second cousins.
(b) Julia is Ellie's aunt.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are first cousins.

5. At what type of meeting did Julia's former patient Amber open fire with an automatic weapon?
(a) A school administration meeting.
(b) A church youth group meeting.
(c) A school board meeting.
(d) A dance committee meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people in Rain Valley often go silent when Cal's wife Lisa is mentioned?

2. Which organization grants Julia the status of being Alice's temporary foster parent?

3. What is the legal first name of Ellie's best female friend who goes by the nickname Peanut?

4. Julia's mother, the person named as the only one who "had believed in a bright future for Julia," (50) had not lived long enough to see which milestone in Julia's life?

5. For how long had Cal worked for Ellie full-time at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What coping mechanism does Julia use to deal with the feelings evoked by seeing her ballerina music box in her childhood room?

3. How does Ellie feel about hosting the press conference in Rain Valley?

4. What does the piano symbolize within the narrative?

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

6. What kinds of objects terrify Girl and how do Julia, Ellie, Peanut and Max address the problem when they move Girl to Ellie's house?

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

8. What is the outcome of Judge Myerson's decision regarding Julia's culpability for Amber's horrific acts?

9. What does Julia mean when she tells Max that Girl is "just like a cat" (81)?

10. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?

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