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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 the Minister of Magic choose to do with Sirius Black after finding him unconscious at the lake?

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

3. What did James and Sirius do to help Lupin during his transformations while they were at Hogwarts together?

4. Who does Dumbledore want Hermione and Harry to save by going back in time?

5. Who was James Potter's secret keeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an animagus?

2. Where does Harry wake up after passing out by the lake with all the dementors?

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

4. Why are the students at Hogwarts not able to enjoy the first warm weather after winter?

5. What happened to Lupin as a young child that changed the rest of his life?

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

7. Why is Lupin leaving Hogwarts after only his first year of teaching?

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

9. Who does Dumbledore want Hermione and Harry to save by using the time turner?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What do Ron and Hermione bicker about throughout the whole book and what far-reaching effects does this constant anger and hostility have on the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What is a secret keeper, and what place does this term have in the course of the book's plot? In what other places is the theme of secrecy present and how does this affect the plot of the book?

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