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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. What is the correct address for Chapter Four's location?

2. Why did Harry's friends neglect to respond to his letters?

3. In Hagrid's first lesson, what kind of creature does he show the children in the Forbidden Forest?

4. What makes Aunt Petunia decide Harry must be allowed to stay?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so unusual about the song the Sorting Hat sings at the beginning of Chapter 11? What could that mean for the students of Hogwarts?

2. In Chapter 1, why does Harry have such a difficult time summoning his Patronus Charm?

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

4. 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?

5. How does the author use the long, uneventful journey from the Order to the Ministry to illustrate Harry's situation?

6. Why did Dumbledore send Hagrid to attempt negotiations with the giants?

7. Briefly describe, in order, the four owls regarding use of underage magic that Harry receives in Chapter 2.

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. What action, on the part of the Ministry of Magic, shows how serious they are about undermining Dumbledore's influence?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict between races in the novel, and how the author uses this conflict to illuminate attitudes and challenges in modern society.

Essay Topic 2

Ron and Hermione argue passionately over the plight of the House Elves at Hogwarts. Whose position do you agree with, and why? What role does slavery play in this novel? Does it affect anyone other than the House Elves?

Essay Topic 3

Rowling seems to associate Coming of Age with painful experiences. Do you agree that the characters must develop a sense of mortality in order to mature and come of age? Support your assertion with details from the novel.

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