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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. Which two schools were said to have had a serious argument about which students to be let into Hogwarts?
2. What does Hagrid say he is looking for in Knockturn Alley?
3. Where is Dudley told he will be when the Masons arrive for dinner?
4. Why is the Mandrake considered dangerous?
5. What happens that causes Harry to mispronounce Diagon Alley?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the type of student that Hermione is from the description given in Chapter Six.
2. Describe Gilderoy Lockhart.
3. What is Filch's reaction when he finds Mrs. Norris, his cat, petrified?
4. Describe Mr. Filch from the description given when he takes Harry into his office in Chapter Eight. Why does he let Harry go without punishment?
5. Describe the Deathday party for Nearly Headless Nick.
6. In Chapter One there is something worrying Harry regarding Hogwarts. What is it?
7. What does Harry see while he is hiding in the Borgin and Burkes Shop on Knockturn Alley.
8. Describe what happens in Gilderoy Lockhart's first class in Chapter Six. What does this reveal about his character?
9. 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?
10. What is the reaction from those that find the petrified cat and the message on the wall stating that the heir of Slytherin has returned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Dobby's frame of mind that tore him between loyalty to his family and a desire to help Harry Potter. Which do you feel was stronger? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Dumbledore says in the story that it is not a question of who opened the chamber but how. Later when Harry saves Ginny, Dumbledore doesn't seem surprised by the fact that it was Tom Riddle. Dumbledore also was said to have kept a close eye on Tom Riddle while he was in school. Given the information, did Dumbledore know that it was Tom Riddle that was responsible? Explain your answer.
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