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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 Uncle Vernon do with Harry's items from Hogwarts when Harry gets home for the holidays?

2. Who is visiting Hagrid when Harry and Hermione get Ron to his house?

3. What does Ron tell Harry the definition of a Squib is?

4. Why does Dobby tell Harry he has come to talk to him?

5. Why is Hagrid not allowed to use magic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Serverous Snape and the description that Ron and Harry give him in Chapter Five.

2. Describe Fred and George and their appearance in Chapter Three.

3. Who do Harry, Ron, and Hermione seem to think would be a possibility for the Heir Slytherin in Chapter Nine and why?

4. What is the reaction that Harry and Ron receive from the other students in the Gryffindor House when they enter it after leaving Professor McGonagall's office in Chapter Five?

5. Explain why Vernon Dursley is so excited to receive the letter from the Improper Use of Magic Office after Dobby breaks Petunia's pudding dessert in Chapter Two.

6. Describe what happens in Gilderoy Lockhart's first class in Chapter Six. What does this reveal about his character?

7. Why does Harry not tell the professors about the voice he hears?

8. What does Harry see while he is hiding in the Borgin and Burkes Shop on Knockturn Alley.

9. Describe the type of student that Hermione is from the description given in Chapter Six.

10. Explain the relationship between Collin Creevey and Harry Potter as seen in Chapter Seven.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Weasley children are all very different. Explain the importance of the differences between Percey, Ginny, Ron, and the twins George and Fred. Did each of these characters play an important role on Harry in the book? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Harry had more than one opportunity to explain to Dumbledore about the voice that he was hearing that no one else seemed to hear. Was Harry right in keeping this to himself? Could he have told Dumbledore? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Ginny had been acting oddly from the beginning of the story due to the fact that she has feelings for Harry.

Part 1-How would the story have been different if she hadn't had feelings for Harry?

Part 2-Would someone have noticed sooner that she was acting strangely because of the diary if she had not been preoccupied with Harry?

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