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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 goes wrong when Hermione takes the Polyjuice Potion?

2. Who starts to tell Harry and Ron something before they are interrupted by Percy Weasley?

3. What is in the newspaper article that Draco's father sends him?

4. When Harry sees some spiders walking in a straight line where does he realize they are heading?

5. Who does Harry decide might have been the victim of the creature from the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Harry gets to the Chamber of Secrets in Chapter Seventeen what does Tom Riddle tell him?

2. Who are the two people removed from the school in Chapter Fourteen? What happens to them?

3. What are the students saying about Harry after they find he can speak to snakes like Salazar Slytherin?

4. In Chapter Thirteen why has Moaning Myrtle flooded the bathroom and been crying?

5. What happens to the phoenix in Dumbledore's office while Harry is waiting on Dumbledore in Chapter Twelve?

6. What do Harry and Ron find when they follow the spiders into the Forbidden Forest?

7. What do Harry and Ron overhear the teachers talking about in Chapter Sixteen regarding the Chamber of Secrets?

8. What does Dobby reveal to Harry when he comes to see him in the hospital wing in Chapter Ten?

9. What happens when Harry tells Tom Riddle that Dumbledore is the greatest wizard that ever lived and that people will always be faithful to Dumbledore.

10. What goes wrong with Hermione's portion of the Polyjuice Potion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hermione puts her schooling in danger by mixing the Polyjuice Potion. Explain the reason she was so willing to get into trouble making the potion. Is it possible that part of the reason she was willing to make the potion was because of the thrill of breaking the rules or to get revenge on Draco for calling her a Mudblood? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Quidditch seems to be an important part of Hogwarts life. Explain the role that it plays as a symbol in the book and why it is important to Harry and to what his character is.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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