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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 lives in their attic according to Ron?

2. Why does Aunt Petunia put Harry to work with the threat of no food until he is done?

3. Why does Harry tell Fred and George to look out for the bottom stair step?

4. Why does Colin Creevey say that he wants to take Harry's picture?

5. Why does Hermione want to get the Moste Potente Potions book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the things that Professor Snape tells Ron and Harry they are in trouble for doing?

3. Explain Harry's reaction when he hears the voice in Chapter Seven while serving detention.

4. Give one word that explains Vernon Dursley's reaction when Harry says "magic" in Chapter One. Explain why you have given this word.

5. From what Dobby tells Harry in Chapter Two there is danger waiting at Hogwarts although he does not explain to Harry what that danger is. Do you think that Dobby could have told Harry anything that would have kept him from leaving the Durlseys and returning to Hogwarts? Explain.

6. Describe the difference between the treatment that Harry and Dudley receive from Petunia and Vernon Dursley as outlined in Chapter One.

7. 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.

8. Describe Mr. Filch from the description given when he takes Harry into his office in Chapter Eight. Why does he let Harry go without punishment?

9. Describe what happens in Gilderoy Lockhart's first class in Chapter Six. What does this reveal about his character?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry had more than one opportunity to explain to Dumbledore about the voice that he was hearing that no one else seemed to hear. Was Harry right in keeping this to himself? Could he have told Dumbledore? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ginny had been acting oddly from the beginning of the story due to the fact that she has feelings for Harry.

Part 1-How would the story have been different if she hadn't had feelings for Harry?

Part 2-Would someone have noticed sooner that she was acting strangely because of the diary if she had not been preoccupied with Harry?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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