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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 does the Gryffindor Quidditch team fare in their first match with new players?

2. Why does Nearly Headless Nick tell Harry he's not likely to see Sirius as a ghost?

3. Why does Harry break into Umbridge's office after his career counseling session?

4. What is the favor Hagrid needs the children to do for him?

5. Why wasn't Harry made a prefect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the teachers secretly delighted at the way Fred and George react to Umbridge's new position of Headmaster?

2. Why do you think Voldemort is afraid of Dumbledore?

3. Why are the centaurs angry with Hagrid, and what makes them decide not to attack him?

4. Why is Harry so determined to continue pressing forward, even against his friends' advice?

5. What is the purpose of Umbridge's new decree that prohibits teachers from giving students information beyond their course curriculum?

6. What is unusual about Dumbledore's demeanor when fighting Voldemort?

7. Why is Kreacher so happy to report that Sirius may never return from the Department of Mysteries?

8. What makes the presence of Bellatrix Lestrange so important in Chapter 35?

9. What factors lead into Harry deciding he wants to become an Auror?

10. Do you think Snape was being truthful or that he was helping Harry when he told Umbridge he had no more truth potion? Give details that support your assertion.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Ministry of Magic clearly plays a large role in the novel, taking over Hogwarts bit by bit with an inside agent. Discuss the role of the Ministry of Magic, as both a foil to Dumbledore and also as a representation of the dangers of censorship and governmental control of education.

Essay Topic 3

Family is a recurring and tremendously important theme in the novel. Discuss how Family impacts Harry at different points in the novel, and how this helps to further the plot.

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