Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Albus hear calling for him before he activates the Time-Turner in Act II, Scene 6?

2. What magical word do Albus and Delphi say as they touch wands in the beginning of Act II, Scene 4?

3. Who was the wizard that was recently raided by the Big Ministry, according to Rose in Act I, Scene 10?

4. What is the setting for Act I, Scene 1 of the play?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would it be controversial if Albus were chosen for the Slytherin House?

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

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

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

5. Why do you think Rose wants to rekindle her friendship with Albus in Act I, Scene 10?

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

7. Why does Albus tell Scorpius they need to depart the train in Act I, Scene 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it significant that Albus is placed in the House of Slytherin? How does Harry respond to Albus's placement? How does Albus feel about being in Slytherin? How do his peers respond?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the dream sequences that occur in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Who is dreaming in the dream scenes? How does the playwright indicate that these scenes are dreams? What is revealed in the dream sequences?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What does family mean to the main characters? What are the struggles that the families in the play face? How are these struggles overcome?

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