# Opening Hook Audit — Chapter 20

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- `CRITERION 1: PULLS — first 50 words quoted — "On Thursday morning June took the receipt out from under the mineral spirits jar and set it in the middle of the kitchen table, printed side down, so that her own capitals faced the ceiling. FRI DEC 4 / NOON. The pencil had gone shiny where she'd folded and unfolded" — reasoning: the opening starts with character action and a visible deadline, not mood. The pull is a material question: what answer is due Friday at noon, and why has June been folding the receipt corner?`
- `CRITERION 2: CLEAN — strongest atmospheric candidate considered: "Mara's blue dish stood in the drying rack..." It arrives after June has assembled the receipt, notebook, phone, and catalog box. Setting emerges through decision-bearing objects, not a weather/skyline/architecture pan.`
- `CRITERION 3: not applicable — Chapter 20 is neither Chapter 1 nor a part opening.`

Chapter verdict: `HOOKED`.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
