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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 does Professor McGonagall say has gone missing from the potions stores in Act I, Scene 12?

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

3. What does Scorpius offer to Rose when she comes to his compartment in Act I, Scene 3?

4. What is the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in Act II, Scene 4?

5. What does Harry give Albus a permission form to go to at the start of his third year at Hogwarts in Act I, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Draco Malfoy and what is his relationship to Harry Potter?

8. 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?

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

10. Who is Rubeus Hagrid and what role did he play in the earlier works in the Harry Potter novels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What are some of the significant symbols that appear in the story? What do they represent? How is imagery used in developing character and setting?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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