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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. After learning of the attack on Mr. Weasley, why does Dumbledore send former Headmaster paintings to search for him?
(a) Because the paintings can appear in any frame that bears their name.
(b) Because the paintings are more trustworthy than the Order of the Phoenix.
(c) Because he is too afraid of Voldemort to go look himself.
(d) Because it doesn't matter if something attacks a painting since they're already dead.

2. Where does Harry have to travel in Chapter 7?
(a) Azkaban.
(b) The Ministry of Magic.
(c) Hogwarts.
(d) Hogsmeade.

3. Where is the first informational meeting of the Defense Against the Dark Arts club held?
(a) The school library.
(b) Hagrid's shack.
(c) Forbidden Forest.
(d) The Hog's Head.

4. What one piece of good news do the main characters learn after being fiercely disciplined for attacking Malfoy?
(a) Umbridge has been fired.
(b) The Weasleys have won the lottery.
(c) Hagrid has returned.
(d) Sirius has been pardoned for his crimes.

5. What does the Sorting Hat do in Chapter 11 that is unusual?
(a) Refuses to sort a student because he is a mudblood.
(b) Sings a song about an impending threat to the school.
(c) Sorts nearly all the first-years into Gryffindor House so they'll fight Voldemort.
(d) Makes a political announcement demanding the freedom of elves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the children run into while visiting their former professor at the hospital mental ward?

2. How many owls did Harry receive after returning home from the dementor attack?

3. What does Umbridge taunt Snape about when she sits in on his Potions class?

4. What seems strange about Harry facing the Wizengamot?

5. At the end of Chapter Six, what dampens Harry's mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal debate in Chapter 18 illustrates Hermione's growing wisdom and maturity?

2. 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?

3. Why is Umbridge's punishment of Fred, George and Harry particularly cruel to Harry?

4. Why is it ironic that Harry was willing to endanger the Dursleys by going home for the holidays?

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

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

7. What part of being treated like an adult is difficult for the Weasley children when they are not allowed to rush to their father's bedside?

8. What does it show about the childrens' characters that they decide to visit Gilderoy Lockhart while at the hospital?

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

10. Why do you think it is so difficult for Harry to accept the position teaching students Defense Against the Dark Arts?

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