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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. How old does Harry Potter turn at the beginning of the book?

2. When does Vernon's sister arrive?

3. What does McGonegall tell Harry's class that Professor Trelawney does every year with her new third year students?

4. What is Neville's worst fear?

5. Who was Harry's father's best friend when they were young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who substitutes for Lupin when he is too sick to teach his class?

2. What causes Ron and Hermione to fight so much during their third year at Hogwarts.

3. Who greets Harry at the Leaky Cauldron when he first arrives there after leaving the Dursleys' house?

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

5. What does Hermione purchase in Diagon Alley that Ron wishes she would return?

6. What is Ron's worst fear?

7. Who is everyone's favorite teacher during Harry's third year at Hogwarts.

8. How does Harry keep in touch with his friends while he is at the Dursleys house over the summer vacation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the time turner affect the course of the plot and what important cautions are given to those who use it?

Essay Topic 2

Who is involved in the attack at the Shrieking Shack and what do they have to gain by doing this? How do the events of this night alter the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Peter Pettigrew was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Pettigrew had not been in the book at all?

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