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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. Where does Myrtle live?

2. Hermione does not want to talk to ____________ at Nick's Deathday party.

3. Why is the Mandrake considered dangerous?

4. The story in the issue of the Evening Prophet that Professor Snape shows Harry and Ron is about ________________________.

5. Who calls Myrtle over to Hermione?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction Vernon has when he realizes that Harry is escaping with Ron and his brothers. Do you think his reaction is odd? Why or why not.

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

3. Describe Gilderoy Lockhart.

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

5. What is confusing to Harry when he hears the voice in the hall before they find the petrified cat?

6. What is Filch's reaction when he finds Mrs. Norris, his cat, petrified?

7. What are the things that Professor Snape tells Ron and Harry they are in trouble for doing?

8. 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.

9. Describe Harry's feelings for Hogwarts, his school, as compared to the Dursley house where he lives with his aunt and uncle from what is detailed in Chapter One.

10. What does Professor Binns tell the students about the Chamber of Secrets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years earlier there was a Muggle killed. At that point in time it was just Tom Riddle controlling the Basilisk. Do you think that it is possible that part of the reason that no one was killed is that Ginny was able to some very small extent to keep Tom Riddle under control while he worked through her? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Hermione puts her schooling in danger by mixing the Polyjuice Potion. Explain the reason she was so willing to get into trouble making the potion. Is it possible that part of the reason she was willing to make the potion was because of the thrill of breaking the rules or to get revenge on Draco for calling her a Mudblood? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Gilderoy Lockhart's effect on the other teachers at the school.

Part 1-Had Lockhart not been there, would Harry and Ron have gone into the Chamber by themselves?

Part 2-What would have been different in the story if Lockhart had not been there? Remember that Lockhart suggested the dueling club and was the cause of other situations.

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