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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. How do most of the students feel about their new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher after their first day in class?
(a) They do not trust him.
(b) They find him odd and eccentric.
(c) They love him and can't wait for the next class.
(d) They find him very condescending and rude.

2. What does Harry do after walking a few blocks away from the Dursley's house?
(a) He cries.
(b) He collapses.
(c) He yells in anger.
(d) He calls for Hedwig.

3. What is the spell that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher teaches that causes embarrassment?
(a) Embarrassio.
(b) Ridikkulus.
(c) Mockento.
(d) Sillify.

4. Who takes Harry's mysterious Christmas gift away from him?
(a) Hermione.
(b) McGonegall.
(c) Dumbledore.
(d) Lupin.

5. What does Harry find out during the first class of his second day at school?
(a) Snape was denied the Defense Against the Dark Arts position.
(b) Snape dislikes him even more than he did the year before.
(c) Sirius Black has been spotted close to the school.
(d) Malfoy really is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harry choose to spend the day after hearing some shocking news in Hogsmeade?

2. What is the term for non-magical people?

3. What is so surprising about Black's escape from prison?

4. What does Harry, Ron and Hermione find when they return to their common room after the Halloween Feast?

5. What is the term for people who have the ability to transform themselves into animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprise gift does Harry find on Christmas morning?

2. What does Harry do to Vernon's sister after her insults cross the line?

3. What does Vernon's sister compare Harry's blood-line to during dinner at Vernon's house?

4. What does Vernon's sister insist that Harry call her when she visits her brother?

5. What does Mr. Weasley tell Harry just before he boards the Hogwarts Express?

6. Why does Buckbeak attack Malfoy on his first class with Hagrid?

7. What does the term "muggle" mean?

8. What causes Harry to think that he is weak compared to the other students?

9. Why does McGonegall take Harry's surprise gift away on Christmas afternoon?

10. What does Lupin teach about in his first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson?

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