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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. Who are the two professors that are teaching the Dueling Club?

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

3. What does Dumbledore tell Harry to look closely at for proof that he belongs in Gryffindor house?

4. What would happen to Dobby if his master gave him a single article of clothing?

5. What do George and Fred do to try and cheer up Ginny?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gilderoy Lockhart plan to boost the school moral in Chapter Thirteen?

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

3. What happens to Hermione in Chapter Fourteen?

4. What are the pros and cons of the Polyjuice Potion that Hermione, Ron and Harry intend to brew?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Draco Malfoy produces a snake during dueling class in Chapter Eleven?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hagrid was expelled from the school but not imprisoned.

Part 1-Explain why Hagrid refused to tell anyone about Aragog.

Part 2-Why does Hagrid continually find large pets to take care of?

Part 3-What would have changed if Hagrid had explained about Aragog fifty years ago?

Essay Topic 2

Moaning Myrtle is obsessed with death. She seems to enjoy sitting and thinking about it.

Part 1- Do you believe that she is happy being a ghost? Explain.

Part 2- Had Moaning Myrtle not chosen to stay in the bathroom where she was killed, would Harry and Ron have had any clue about where the entrance to the chamber was?

Part 3- Myrtle says that she still has feelings. Do you think that she has feelings or that she is simply sad all the time? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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