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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. What do the members of the Order realize while exchanging gifts?
2. Harry is dismayed to learn that which other Hogwarts student was made a prefect?
3. What prevents Hagrid from making good progress towards achieving his mission?
4. What change does the Educational Decree Number Twenty-four enact?
5. What macabre punishment does Umbridge assign to Harry as part of his detention?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action, on the part of the Ministry of Magic, shows how serious they are about undermining Dumbledore's influence?
2. Given that he has never met many of the guards that come to rescue him, what does Harry's choice to leave the Dursleys' reveal about his character?
3. Why is Umbridge's punishment of Fred, George and Harry particularly cruel to Harry?
4. Why is Hermione's method for keeping track of the D.A. schedule ironic?
5. Why do you think it is so difficult for Harry to accept the position teaching students Defense Against the Dark Arts?
6. How does Hermione explain Cho's see-sawing emotions to Harry, and why is her perception unusual?
7. Briefly describe, in order, the four owls regarding use of underage magic that Harry receives in Chapter 2.
8. What does Harry notice about the carriages that take students from the train to Hogwarts proper, and why is it significant?
9. Explore the question raised by Dobby's explanation of the house elves' behavior: is a person actually free if they choose to remain a slave?
10. Why is it ironic that Harry was willing to endanger the Dursleys by going home for the holidays?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of Harry's great strengths has traditionally been his ability and willingness to place faith in others. Discuss the many leaps of faith that Harry takes throughout the novel, and how they change as the story progresses and he matures. What do the changes show about his personal development? Does his continual faith in others display optimism or naivete?
Essay Topic 2
Examine fully the dynamic between the relative values of Education and Experience within the novel. What characters demonstrate each trait, and what seems to be Rowling's final position on the importance of one versus the other?
Essay Topic 3
Ron and Hermione argue passionately over the plight of the House Elves at Hogwarts. Whose position do you agree with, and why? What role does slavery play in this novel? Does it affect anyone other than the House Elves?
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