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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 encourages Harry as he takes out the resurrection stone?
2. How is Voldemort killed?
3. How is Ron able to find Harry and Hermione?
4. What leaves a scar on Harry's chest?
5. Who does Ariana return with to the tavern?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alberforth Dumbledore tell Harry, Hermione and Ron about his sister, Ariana?
2. What does Harry figure out about the Elder wand and what does he see Voldemort do in relation to the Elder wand?
3. After jumping off the dragon, what does Harry see with his connection with Voldemort?
4. Describe the encounter with Crabbe, Goyle and Draco and the destruction of the diadem.
5. Briefly related the "Tale of the Three Brothers."
6. Sum up the status of Harry, Hermione and Ron nineteen years later.
7. What does Professor McGonagall and the other teachers do as Harry begins his search for the diadem?
8. What does Harry learn about the diadem as others are fighting the Death Eaters at Hogwarts?
9. How do Harry, Ron and Hermione come to be captured by Snatchers?
10. Describe how Harry ends up with the Sword of Gryffindor.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Harry Potter, the main hero is a male, as in a large percentage of novels. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think novels more often have a male hero than a female one?
2. Do you believe Hermione is as capable than Harry or Ron? Would the novel be as interesting to you if she were the one that was to defeat Voldemort? Why or why not.
3. Do you think females (in the real world) are just as likely and capable as males to be heroes? Why or why not.
4. Would you rather read a book with a male or female hero or do you have a preference. Explain your response.
Essay Topic 2
In some ways, a novel that includes magic is full of "narrative contrivances." Discuss the following:
1. Define and offer examples of the literary device "narrative contrivance."
2. Does the fact that magic can do or undo almost anything change the way one reads a book whose world includes magic? For example, if one of your favorite characters dies in a world of magic, might there always be the expectation that somehow that character is not really dead, that magic will change the fact? How does a setting that includes magic change the reading experience?
3. Since magic can make almost anything happen (or not happen), then would a book such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows not actually need to contain any narrative contrivances? Explain.
4. Why do you think people like to read books about worlds that contain magic? Do you? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of instances of foreshadowing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. For many of those instances, readers will suspect that they hint at something to come; others, the readers may not be aware until the event which is foreshadowed occurs. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term foreshadow. Why do you think authors foreshadow a future event? What might be a reader's reaction to a sudden tragic or wonderful event if there were no hints whatsoever that it might occur?
2. Find four events that are foreshadowed in previous chapters and pair up the foreshadowing text with the event. Analyze each event to include the following questions. What is foreshadowed? Is the method Rawlings uses to foreshadow effective? Did you guess when a particular text was foreshadowing a future event? Did you guess what the event is?
3. Along with foreshadowing, symbolism usually plays a role in most works of fiction? How extensive is the use of symbolism in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Is there enough symbolism to add depth to the writing? Interest to the writing? Explain your statements with examples.
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