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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 character appears in the doorway in the dream in Act I, Scene 8?

2. How many years does Hermione say it has been since the wizarding world has defeated Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts in Act I, Scene 12?

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

4. Whom does Harry refer to as "probably the bravest man I ever knew" in Act I, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who stands as an obstacle to Harry and Scorpius in Act I, Scene 11? How does this character act as an obstacle?

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

3. What rumors have been circulating regarding Scorpius? How does Scorpius feel about the rumors?

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

5. What do you think is Albus's true objective in using the Time-Turner? 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. Who is Rubeus Hagrid and what role did he play in the earlier works in the Harry Potter novels?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What is the history between these characters? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the play? Would you characterize Draco as a protagonist or antagonist in this story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Ron and Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How would you describe the relationship between these characters? What are their relationships to Harry and Ginny? What happens to these characters in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Delphi in the play. Where does Albus first meet Delphi? What are Delphi's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What is the outcome that Delphi faces in the end of the play?

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