# Opening Hook Audit - Chapter 07

CRITERION 1: PULLS - first 50 words quoted: "TUESDAY THREE. PAINT YOUR PARTNER FROM MEMORY. NO MODEL. NO PHOTO. LEAVE IN WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW. Chapter Seven: From Memory June saw the trap from the doorway at ten to seven: eight pairs of easels set spine to spine down the length of the studio, with a sheet" - reasoning: the assignment card raises an immediate practical and emotional question, and the first prose sentence converts the classroom arrangement into action pressure from June's POV.

CRITERION 2: CLEAN - strongest atmospheric candidate: "eight pairs of easels set spine to spine down the length of the studio, with a sheet of kraft paper clipped to a crossbar between each pair" (line 8). This is not trailer-pan atmosphere; June is reading a room arrangement that actively blocks looking and sets the scene's rules.

CRITERION 3: not applicable - Chapter 07 is neither chapter 1 nor a part-opening. Strongest put-down candidate still checked: "The plan was simple. Paint a safe man" (line 22). It survives because it converts the assignment into June's explicit scene goal.

Chapter verdict: HOOKED.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
