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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. How is Tonks acting when Harry encounters her in the castle while she is on her way to meet Dumbledore?

2. Who bites Lupin and turns him into a werewolf?

3. What happens to Bill during the battle at Hogwarts?

4. Why is Slughorn interested in Aragog's burial?

5. What must Harry agree to if he is to accompany Dumbledore on his journeys to seek out Voldemort's Horcruxes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry avoid having Snape learn about his secret Potions textbook?

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

3. How do Harry, Ron, and Hermione learn of Aragog's death?

4. What reason does Dumbledore give as to why Voldemort's appearance changes so much over the years?

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

6. Who is the actual Half-Blood Prince?

7. What happens to Malfoy when Harry uses the Sectumsempra spell on him?

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

9. What does Dumbledore explain really happens when the young Tom Riddle/Voldemort confronts Morfin?

10. What success does Hermione have searching for information on Horcruxes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three items or events from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that Rowling uses to foreshadow what happens later in the story. Discuss how these items do indeed foreshadow what happens, and provide specific evidence from the text that supports their role as something that foreshadows what happens.

Essay Topic 2

What does the title of the book (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) mean? Why does Rowling choose that title? What does the title tell the reader before he or she even begins reading the story? What other titles work with this text?

Essay Topic 3

Much is made of Voldemort's interpretation of the prophecy regarding him and (he believes) Harry Potter. Discuss whether or not Harry is creating a similar self-fulfilling prophecy based on the information contained in the shattered prophecy itself, using at least three examples from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to support your position.

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