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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. Upon whom do all the professors gang up?

2. What does Voldemort send at Harry?

3. Who comes to Hogwarts to help fight?

4. Who does Hermione impersonate with polyjuice?

5. Who is Bathilda Bagshot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harry repaid from a previous mercy he showed Wormtail?

2. Sum up the status of Harry, Hermione and Ron nineteen years later.

3. Why does Ron ask Harry to stop saying Voldemort's name out loud?

4. Describe how Harry ends up with the Sword of Gryffindor.

5. Describe the encounter with Crabbe, Goyle and Draco and the destruction of the diadem.

6. How does Ron find Harry and Hermione?

7. What happens to Severius Snape.

8. What does Harry learn about Severius Snape when Harry uses the Pensieve?

9. What does Harry learn about the diadem as others are fighting the Death Eaters at Hogwarts?

10. What does Dumbledore tell Harry about Voldemort and Harry's connection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as in many fantasy books, magic is an integral part of the story. Discuss the following:

1. Define and analyze the principles and use of magic in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Who can use it? Are there limitations? Can magic accomplish anything? Are there things that are forbidden to do?

2. How has Voldemort violated the restrictions put on the use of magic? Do you think the restrictions are just or wise?

3. Are all magic users equally strong? Why do you think a wand is required to use the magic?

4. Name and explain four of the spells used in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Essay Topic 2

Loyalty is demonstrated in a number of ways, as is the lack of loyalty. Though Harry Potter has decided to not return to Hogwarts and to embark upon a dangerous mission, his best friends, Hermione and Ron decide to join him. Though Potter appreciates their loyalty, he tries to dissuade them to no avail. Discuss the following:

1. How do you define loyalty? Is the ability and desire to be loyal an admirable trait in humans? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being loyal to a person? Cause? Country? Idea? What of those who are loyal to something no matter what they learn about that person, thing, ideal, or country or in other words, blind loyalty.

2. Discuss and analyze why you think Ron and Hermione are loyal to Harry. Is it warranted? Wise? Earned? What other instances of loyalty occur in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Is Bellatrix's loyalty to Voldemort admirable?

3. What other admirable traits besides loyalty occur in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Discuss fully two of those traits with specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

In the world of academe, fantasy is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think fantasy might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?

2. Do you think fantasy has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?

3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics?" What are the purposed for people reading fantasy? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.

4. Would you read fantasy even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?

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