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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. What Ministry employee has been sent to Hogwarts as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?
(a) Percy Weasley.
(b) Mr. Weasley.
(c) Cornelius Fudge.
(d) Dolores Umbridge.

2. Why doesn't Harry end up sitting with Ron and Hermione on the train?
(a) They have a quarrel while boarding and leave him by himself.
(b) They have to go to the prefects' car for instructions.
(c) Luna Lovegood corners him to speak privately about occlumency.
(d) He wants to spend some time alone planning for the coming year.

3. What does Hagrid learn about his mother on his trip?
(a) She remarried and had two other children.
(b) She tried for years to find him to reconcile their relationship.
(c) She died several years earlier.
(d) She became leader of the giants.

4. During the holiday break, what does Harry want to do to ensure the safety of his friends?
(a) Set up reinforcements at the Order headquarters.
(b) Begin studying the Dark Arts so that he'll be in a better position to fight Voldemort.
(c) Return to the Dursley household for the holiday.
(d) Give himself up to Voldemort so he'll stop attacking Harry's friends.

5. What causes Harry and George to attack Draco Malfoy after the first Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor?
(a) Because he is insulting their families.
(b) Because they think no one is looking and they won't be caught.
(c) Because he cheated during the match.
(d) Because he hit an illegal Bludger at Harry after the match.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character awakens Harry from his dream about the long corridor?

2. What does the boggart reveal about Mrs. Weasley?

3. To whom does Harry write letters at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Why does Harry fight with Professor Umbridge during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class?

5. What does the Sorting Hat do in Chapter 11 that is unusual?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name two reasons that Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place is important to Harry.

2. How does Hermione explain Cho's see-sawing emotions to Harry, and why is her perception unusual?

3. Why does Harry suspect Minister Fudge may be under a dark charm?

4. What success did Hagrid have in accomplishing his mission?

5. Why does Harry stay awake all night before going to visit Mr. Weasley at the hospital?

6. What makes the hearing in Chapter 8 so unusual?

7. What upsets Ron so much about the letter he receives from his older brother?

8. Given that he has never met many of the guards that come to rescue him, what does Harry's choice to leave the Dursleys' reveal about his character?

9. Why is Hermione's method for keeping track of the D.A. schedule ironic?

10. What purpose does Educational Decree Number Twenty-four serve, aside from obviously disbanding groups?

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