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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. Julia and Ellie's mother had confided in which character(s) about the deepest secrets of her marriage?
2. Which organization grants Julia the status of being Alice's temporary foster parent?
3. What main emotion does the leader of the press conference feel just before the event?
4. Into what substance does Max place a sedative for Alice?
5. The sight of what instrument in her old childhood home causes her to be "blindsided by a memory" (61) of her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the goal of the press conference held in Pine Valley in Chapter 6?
2. Who is Amber and what had she done prior to the novel's opening?
3. Describe the violent encounter that occurs between Julia and Girl in Chapter 5.
4. In what way does Hannah connect the theme of secrecy to the nature of small towns?
5. What action does Julia take in Chapter 10 when Girl attempts to communicate with her for the first time?
6. Name one theme depicted within the epigraph of Magic Hour.
7. How is the theme of isolation linked to a particular character within the narrative?
8. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in Chapter 8?
9. What is elective mutism?
10. What shift in narration occurs between Chapters 1 and 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Ellie’s character throughout the novel Magic Hour. Discuss whether Ellie is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In what way does Hannah go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the narrative?
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