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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 is the term for people who have the ability to transform themselves into animals?

2. How many classes a day does Hermione have on her schedule for the third year?

3. How old does a student have to be before being allowed to visit Hogsmeade Village?

4. How does Snape think that Sirius Black could possibly enter Hogwarts?

5. Who does Vernon's sister treat better than she treats Harry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ron get his pet rat?

2. Just after leaving the Dursleys' house, what does Harry see in some bushes?

3. Who rides in the train compartment with Ron, Harry, and Hermione?

4. What does Harry do before storming out of Vernon's house?

5. Why does Buckbeak attack Malfoy on his first class with Hagrid?

6. What is Harry's greatest fear?

7. What does Lupin teach about in his first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson?

8. What does Vernon's sister compare Harry's blood-line to during dinner at Vernon's house?

9. What causes Ron and Hermione to fight so much during their third year at Hogwarts.

10. Who does Harry read about in the Daily Prophet just after leaving the Dursleys' house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book, presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Who is involved in the attack at the Shrieking Shack and what do they have to gain by doing this? How do the events of this night alter the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Peter Pettigrew was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Pettigrew had not been in the book at all?

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