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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. Who is Ron holding while Lupin tells his story the night of Buckbeak's execution?

2. Who does Harry think saved him at the lake with the dementors?

3. What stops the feud between Ron and Hermione?

4. Why is Hagrid so happy when he talks to Harry, Hermione, and Ron on their last day before summer holiday?

5. Who enters Harry's room and slashes Ron's bed curtains to shreds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Peter Pettigrew cut off his own finger?

2. What does Lupin try to teach Harry in their private lessons after the Christmas break?

3. What does Sirius Black send Harry as he boards the Hogwarts Express?

4. Who told James Potter to change his secret keeper?

5. Who wins the Quidditch Cup for Harry's third year at Hogwarts?

6. Who walks into the room just as Lupin and Black finish telling Harry their story at the Shrieking Shack?

7. How does Harry scare Malfoy in Hogsmeade village when he is teasing Ron?

8. Who pretends to be dementors at the quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw?

9. What does Hermione do to Malfoy when he jokes about Buckbeak getting executed?

10. How does the group get the unconscious Snape back to Hogwarts once they have made their decision about what to do with Pettigrew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Harry at the lake near the end of the book and what deeper meanings does this event imply? How does this one event change Harry's life and perspective?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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