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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 reports in Chapter 13 that how many reporters had shown up to the latest press conference about Alice?
2. After Julia tells Alice that a certain element "is everything," (171) she remembers that the last time she had used the phrase, she had been speaking to which character?
3. When Ellie points out to Julia the slow progress they are making toward their goal of identifying Alice, Julia says that she had made how many positive milestones that day?
4. What kind of professional conducts a home study of Alice's environment?
5. Ellie tells Julia that which organization believes that "permanent foster care proceedings" (232) should begin for Alice soon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What common ground do Ellie and Julia find in Chapter 12?
2. What triumph does Julia report to Max when she goes to visit him in Chapter 17?
3. For what reason does Julia accept Max's invitation to ride on the back of his motorcycle?
4. What evidence is there to support George Azelle's claim that Alice is actually his own daughter Brittany?
5. What coping mechanisms does Max use to cope with his dark mood on Christmas day?
6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Julia sees Alice's progress as a continuum, rather than a journey with a fixed destination.
7. What major step does Julia tell Ellie she is planning to take "the day after Christmas" (282)?
8. What knowledge is described as "building in Julia, filling her lungs like a slow-growing case of pneumonia" (203)?
9. To what object does Alice object so strongly that Julia must throw it into the hallway in order to get Alice to calm down?
10. What had been the cause of the break-up between Julia and Philip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write a critical essay about Magic Hour while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hannah’s use of the motif of sound within the novel Magic Hour.
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