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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 do the Weasley twins give Harry as an early Christmas present?

2. What does Harry do after walking a few blocks away from the Dursley's house?

3. What is Vernon's sister named?

4. Which of his professors does Harry find boring and odd after his first week of classes?

5. What does Ron want Hermione to do with her new magical creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry need Uncle Vernon to sign before he heads back to Hogwarts at the end of the summer?

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

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

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

5. What does Harry love most about his stay at The Leaky Cauldron before he returns to school at Hogwarts?

6. What is Harry's greatest fear?

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

8. Why does Harry live with the Dursleys when he is not at Hogwarts?

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

10. What does Malfoy tease Harry about during his first breakfast at Hogwarts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Lupin's secret identity and how does this affect the outcome of the book? Why does Lupin feel he must keep this a secret and what does this say about the nature of the other people at Hogwarts?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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