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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. Where is Act II, Scene 10 set, according to the stage directions?

2. Who has apparently been completing Scorpius's homework for him in Act III, Scene 4?

3. What does Hermione define a Patronus as in Act II, Scene 11?

4. What are the contestants of the Triwizard Tournament to collect from the maze in Act III, Scene 20?

5. In what year do the stage directions indicate Act III, Scene 8 takes place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Delphi reveal about her history and her plans in Act III, Scene 19?

2. How does Scorpius describe the alternate universe where he landed in Act III, Scene 14? What does he propose to do about the Time-Turner?

3. How do Albus and Scorpius manage to make contact with one another and to communicate in Act II, Scene 16?

4. How has Hermione's character changed in Act II, Scene 11?

5. What information does Scorpius relate to Severus Snape in Act III, Scene 5?

6. Why does Draco come to speak with Harry in Act II, Scene 13? What leads to the conflict between these characters?

7. How does Scorpius respond when he finds himself in the lake with Albus in Act III, Scene 9?

8. What are Delphi's actions, objectives, and obstacles in Act III, Scene 16?

9. What does Scorpius learn about Cedric's history after the Triwizard Tournament from Snape in Act III, Scene 5?

10. What is a "two-part play"? How would a two-part play such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child be produced in performance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the audience interaction that occurs in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In what instances are characters or voices placed in the audience? What effects does the have? Why do you think the author chooses to incorporate the audience into the production?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In what ways does Harry Potter and the Cursed Child differ from the novels of the Harry Potter series? How is the format different than the novels? In what ways have the main characters changed in the play?

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