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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is attributed with the quote "The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution" in Act I, Scene 9?
(a) Severus Snape.
(b) Dumbledore.
(c) Lord Voldemort.
(d) Amos Diggory.

2. What does Harry receive for his birthday from the visitor in his dream in Act I, Scene 8?
(a) A ring.
(b) A chocolate cake.
(c) A magical wand.
(d) A magic hat.

3. What is the setting for the dream in Act I, Scene 8?
(a) Godric's Hollow.
(b) King's Cross.
(c) The Great Hall.
(d) Hut-on-the-Rock.

4. How is Harry told his parents died by his guardian in Act II, Scene 1?
(a) In a boating accident.
(b) In an earthquake.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a fire.

5. Where does Albus tell his father he and Scorpius had attempted to find a new start in Act II, Scene 8?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In the Muggle world.
(c) In Virormore.
(d) In Lord Voldemort's realm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What setting is established in the stage directions for Act II, Scene 8?

2. What setting is established in the stage directions for Act II, Scene 9?

3. From whom does Harry receive a letter in Act I, Scene 15?

4. What is the setting established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 15?

5. Whom does the Trolley Witch say offered her a job on the Hogwarts Express when it first came to be in Act I, Scene 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiere to audiences? How was is received critically?

2. How has Harry Potter changed since the conclusion of the novel series in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

3. What is the plan that Albus and Scorpius have developed to undertake when they go back in time in Act II, Scene 4?

4. How does the playwright incorporate the audience into the action of the play? What effects does this have?

5. What is the setting of Act I, Scene1? How is the setting described?

6. How does Amos Diggory regard Albus and his proposed mission in Act I, Scene 14? Why?

7. What transitions are seen in Act I, Scene 4? Why does the author include this scene?

8. What takes place in Harry's dream in Act II, Scene 1? Where is the dream set?

9. Whom does Harry encounter in Forbidden Forest as he searches for Harry in Act II, Scene 5? What information does this character relate to Harry?

10. What role did J.K Rowling play in the development of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

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