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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 frequently does Harry say he and his wife wrote to James while he was away at school last year in Act I, Scene 1?

2. What setting is established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 11?

3. For how long does the Trolley Witch say she has been doing her job on the Hogwarts Express in Act I, Scene 11?

4. What is the setting established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 16?

5. What does Scorpius offer to Rose when she comes to his compartment in Act I, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ginny respond when she awakens after Harry's dream in Act I, Scene 9? Why?

2. Describe the genre of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What form does the work take?

3. What is the setting for Act I, Scene 2? How does the Potter family reach this setting?

4. Who stands as an obstacle to Harry and Scorpius in Act I, Scene 11? How does this character act as an obstacle?

5. What do you think is Albus's true objective in using the Time-Turner? Why?

6. How does the playwright incorporate the audience into the action of the play? What effects does this have?

7. What is the setting of Act I, Scene1? How is the setting described?

8. When and where did Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiere to audiences? How was is received critically?

9. Who is Rubeus Hagrid and what role did he play in the earlier works in the Harry Potter novels?

10. Who is Draco Malfoy and what is his relationship to Harry Potter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of irony in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How does the author employ dramatic irony? What purpose does it serve to the work? What are examples of verbal and situational irony in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What does family mean to the main characters? What are the struggles that the families in the play face? How are these struggles overcome?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How old is Albus when the play begins? How much does he age in the course of the narrative? How does Albus's character evolve in the story?

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