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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. How many reporters are said to be "huddled on the courthouse steps" (3) as Julia approaches the side entrance?
2. Which relative of Ellie's had been the police chief in Rain Valley for three decades?
3. What instrument had Ellie's father played?
4. The sight of what instrument in her old childhood home causes her to be "blindsided by a memory" (61) of her mother?
5. Who rushes into the police station to say that Ellie must come to Magnolia Street right away?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Amber and what had she done prior to the novel's opening?
2. Provide an example of Julia feeling rejected by her father in her youth.
3. Who are Cal and Peanut?
4. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?
5. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?
6. Name two things the media is said to have ignored about Julia's situation.
7. What aspect of Max's character does Julia admit to being seduced by at the end of Chapter 11?
8. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?
9. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?
10. From whose perspective is the novel narrated when Chapter 1 opens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Hannah’s use of the motif of sound within the novel Magic Hour.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What message does Hannah send within the pages of Magic Hour concerning the link between altruism and emotional health?
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