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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 does Harry find wrong with his bed when he gets to his room?

2. What lives in their attic according to Ron?

3. How many letters has Harry received from his friends over the holidays?

4. Why does Dobby tell Harry he has come to talk to him?

5. How do they travel to Diagon Alley to get school supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter One there is something worrying Harry regarding Hogwarts. What is it?

2. Describe the Deathday party for Nearly Headless Nick.

3. In Chapter Two Harry has a dream that he is in locked in a cage. Explain how the dream explains his situation and his feelings.

4. Describe Ginny Weasley.

5. Why does Harry not tell the professors about the voice he hears?

6. Explain why Vernon Dursley is so excited to receive the letter from the Improper Use of Magic Office after Dobby breaks Petunia's pudding dessert in Chapter Two.

7. Explain the relationship between Collin Creevey and Harry Potter as seen in Chapter Seven.

8. Draco Malfoy calls Hermione a Mudblood in Chapter Seven. Given the reaction to what is said, explain the significance of the term and what its description would be.

9. Describe Serverous Snape and the description that Ron and Harry give him in Chapter Five.

10. Describe the Ford Anglia that Mr. Weasley has enchanted and how it drives in Chapter Five when Ron drives it to Hogwarts.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Dobby's frame of mind that tore him between loyalty to his family and a desire to help Harry Potter. Which do you feel was stronger? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The main character in the story is Harry with Ron and Hermione always close by him in some regard. Describe the differences between the characters and their likenesses. Look at their characteristics and their backgrounds and explain why they work so effectively with each other.

Essay Topic 3

The phoenix appears after Harry proclaims his devotion to Dumbledore in the Chamber of Secrets. What does the phoenix symbolize in the story? Explain.

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