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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Harry experience his first Apparating?
(a) When he is fighting Voldemort.
(b) When he is fleeing from Dementors.
(c) With Dumbledore.
(d) When he is a very young baby.

2. What is Professor Slughorn's initial reaction to Harry's inquiry about Horcruxes?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) He starts avoiding Harry.
(c) He doesn't answer the question.
(d) He gets upset.

3. What injury does Harry suffer from during Gryffindor's Quidditch match with Hufflepuff?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) A sprained ankle.
(d) A cracked skull.

4. How do Ron, Hermione, and Harry return to Hogwarts after the Christmas break?
(a) By the Floo Network.
(b) With body guards, per the Ministry's request.
(c) By broomstick.
(d) By train.

5. What does Harry plan to do to reconnect with his parents?
(a) Try to communicate with their ghosts.
(b) He actually wants nothing more to do with his parents or their memory.
(c) Visit their graves.
(d) Research them at the Ministry archives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Voldemort, what is the most any wizard has been able to split his soul?

2. What mission does Harry give to Kreacher while he is in the hospital wing with Ron?

3. Where do Dumbledore and Harry Apparate to while first searching for Horcruxes?

4. What gift does Harry offer Kreacher and Dobby as thanks for their help?

5. Who does Hermione suspect is the Half-Blood Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors motivate Kreacher and Dobby's allegiance to Harry?

2. What is the historical meaning of the cave that Harry and Dumbledore visit while searching for Voldemort's Horcruxes?

3. How is Harry able to get Dumbledore back to Hogsmeade after their journey into the cave?

4. What are three spells that Harry casts while trying to escape from the cave with Dumbledore?

5. What are the motives behind the two sets of murders that Voldemort commits?

6. Why is Ron pleased that Gryffindor loses its Quidditch match to Hufflepuff, even though he's a member of the Gryffindor team?

7. Who does Harry and Dumbledore learn Voldemort blames for the two sets of murders that he commits himself?

8. What reason is finally disclosed, at Bill's bedside, as to why Tonks is looking so unhappy and unhealthy throughout the novel?

9. What does Harry think he sees flying off into the distance after Dumberdore's funeral concludes?

10. Why do Fred and George make fun of Harry and Ron being forced to slice meat by hand?

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