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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 is the setting established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 13?

2. For how long does the Trolley Witch say she has been doing her job on the Hogwarts Express in Act I, Scene 11?

3. What House is assigned to Scorpius by the Sorting Hat?

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

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

2. Describe Harry's dream in Act I, Scene 8. Where does the dream take place?

3. How does Ginny respond when she awakens after Harry's dream in Act I, Scene 9? Why?

4. 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?

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

6. Why do Harry and his friends decide to go to Forbidden Forest in Act II, Scene 3?

7. How is the setting of Act II, Scene 7 described? What year is it in this scene?

8. With whom does Harry discuss his situation with his son in Act II, Scene 8? What is said?

9. Why has Hermione called an emergency meeting in Act I, Scene 12? How does her audience respond to the situation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How old is Albus when the play begins? How much does he age in the course of the narrative? How does Albus's character evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of St. Oswald’s Home for Old Witches and Wizards and the character of Amos Diggory in the play. Why do Albus and Scorpius go to see Amos at the nursing home? How does he respond to their proposed mission? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe the relationship between Harry and Ginny Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? For how long have Harry and Ginny been married? What causes conflict in their relationship in the course of the play?

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