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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 does Draco swear to do when he meets Harry back at Hogwarts after the battle at the Ministry?

2. Why is McGonagall taken to the infirmary?

3. According to Dumbledore, how many people besides Sirius suffered permanent injuries in the fight against the Death Eaters?

4. What official is unexpectedly present when Harry is caught holding meetings of the D.A.?

5. What does the Sunday Prophet say about Harry and Voldemort after the showdown at the Ministry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite Umbridge's reaction, what is heartening to Harry about how people respond to the newspaper article about his encounter with Voldemort?

2. Why was it so important for Harry to remain with his horrible family while growing up?

3. What is Harry's reaction to learning Cho Chang has been dating another boy?

4. Why is Luna able to comfort Harry about Sirius' death when no one else can?

5. Why is Harry so determined to continue pressing forward, even against his friends' advice?

6. What causes McGonagall to vow that she will see Harry an Auror if it's the last thing she does?

7. What light does Firenze's banishment from his people shed on the social structure of the wizarding world?

8. Why do you think Voldemort is afraid of Dumbledore?

9. Why are the teachers secretly delighted at the way Fred and George react to Umbridge's new position of Headmaster?

10. What is the purpose of Umbridge's new decree that prohibits teachers from giving students information beyond their course curriculum?

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

Adults and children exist in an interesting gray area in this novel, where many lines of authority and trust are crossed. Discuss the morphing relationship between adults and children in the novel. How do these changes and relationships lead to development for the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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