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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 the head spider, Aragog, tell Harry about the creature that comes from the Chamber of Secrets?

2. What is Colin Creevey holding in his hands when he is found petrified?

3. What name is on the diary Ron and Harry find on the bathroom floor?

4. How does Harry destroy Tom Riddle's diary?

5. What does the phoenix do to the Basilisk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Hermione in Chapter Fourteen?

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

4. What do Harry and Ron find in Hermione's hand when they go to visit her in the hospital wing in chapter Sixteen?

5. What does Dumbledore tell Harry while in his office in Chapter Twelve?

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

7. What does Dumbledore tell Harry regarding his likeness to Voldemort?

8. Explain how Hermione, Ron and Harry get Lockhart to sign a permission form for them to retrieve a book from the restricted section of the library.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Dursleys treat Harry very foul and give him nothing more than a toothpick for Christmas. Explain why they don't let Harry stay with the Weasleys and why they would rather have him locked in his room than to be at Ron's house.

How would the story have been different if Harry had been appreciated a little more at home?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the significance of Hermione being called a Mudblood before the attacks began. Would it have had the same impact if it had been explained later in the book? Why?

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