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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. Whose Potions textbook is Harry given until he can get a new one?
2. Why is Draco eager to begin a new year at Hogwart's?
3. What equipment is Harry not allowed to bring to his first detention of the year with Snape?
4. What animal does the Prime Minister's Junior Minister act like?
5. Who is not on the Gryffindor Quidditch team this year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What surprising news does a letter bring Harry when he is at the Burrow, preparing to leave for Hogwarts?
2. Why is Harry not ready to go when Dumbledore arrives to pick him up from the Dursleys'?
3. What do Scrimgeour and Fudge say when the Prime Minister asks them why they can't just fix everything with magic?
4. What reason does Hermione give for warning Harry to be careful as the Christmas party approaches?
5. What reason does Snape give, in response to Bellatrix's accusations, about why he doesn't go straight back to Voldemort's side when Voldemort returns?
6. Why does Dumbledore think that he and Harry need to learn about Voldemort's childhood?
7. Why does no one see Harry as they are leaving the train once it arrives at Hogwarts?
8. What does Harry get as a result of Sirius' will?
9. Why is Harry not looking forward to Quidditch tryouts?
10. How are the wizards told to greet each other now that Voldemort is back?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an argument paper that discusses whether or not you think Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister of Magic, is right to request Harry's increased involvement in Ministry matters -- and whether or not Harry is right to decline his request. Make sure to use at least three specific examples from the text, complete with quotes, to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Choose two characters from the novel of different genders. Compare and contrast them, paying particular attention to the traditional or non-traditional gender roles they play within Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Essay Topic 3
When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is first published, many readers are shocked and upset that Dumbledore dies. Using at least three reasons based on what you know from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince storyline, discuss whether or not you feel that Dumbledore's death is a natural, justified, and legitimate plot development.
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