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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 favor does Hermione ask Harry to do for the Hogwarts students?
2. Why does Hagrid choose to ignore Hermione's advice about changing his curriculum?
3. What does Hagrid learn about his mother on his trip?
4. Why doesn't Harry end up sitting with Ron and Hermione on the train?
5. Why did Harry's friends neglect to respond to his letters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What purpose does Educational Decree Number Twenty-four serve, aside from obviously disbanding groups?
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. What makes the hearing in Chapter 8 so unusual?
4. What internal debate in Chapter 18 illustrates Hermione's growing wisdom and maturity?
5. Why is Umbridge's punishment of Fred, George and Harry particularly cruel to Harry?
6. What action, on the part of the Ministry of Magic, shows how serious they are about undermining Dumbledore's influence?
7. Why is it significant that Professor Umbridge takes over during the feast?
8. 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?
9. Why is Mrs. Weasley so determined to keep Harry from learning more information about Voldemort and current events in the magical community?
10. What does it show about the childrens' characters that they decide to visit Gilderoy Lockhart while at the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Most characters in the novel are not perfect because that they have flaws either in their present or in their past. By exposing these flaws, the reader and main characters are exposed to the concept of Redemption. What role do you believe Redemption plays in Harry's growth throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The romance between Harry and Cho plagues him throughout the novel as he attempts to navigate through her complex emotional state. What would have needed to be different for their romance to work? Would it have made a difference to the outcome of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Dumbledore tells Harry at the end of the story that he wishes he had told him about the prophecy sooner. What would have changed if Harry had known about the prophecy? Would it have been a positive or negative change for the character's growth?
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