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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 do George and Fred do to try and cheer up Ginny?

2. Who has been taken into the Chamber of Secrets?

3. What does Dobby tell Harry he gets five times a day at home?

4. What does Hermione wake Harry and Ron up early to tell them?

5. How long does the book say they will have before they turn back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What goes wrong with Hermione's portion of the Polyjuice Potion?

2. What happens when Draco Malfoy produces a snake during dueling class in Chapter Eleven?

3. What do Harry and Ron overhear the teachers talking about in Chapter Sixteen regarding the Chamber of Secrets?

4. What are the pros and cons of the Polyjuice Potion that Hermione, Ron and Harry intend to brew?

5. Who are the two people removed from the school in Chapter Fourteen? What happens to them?

6. Why does Hermione volunteer to sneak into Professor Snape's storeroom?

7. What does Dobby reveal to Harry when he comes to see him in the hospital wing in Chapter Ten?

8. When Harry gets to the Chamber of Secrets in Chapter Seventeen what does Tom Riddle tell him?

9. How does Harry distract Snape while Hermione retrieves the needed ingredients?

10. What do Harry and Ron find when they follow the spiders into the Forbidden Forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character in the story is Harry with Ron and Hermione always close by him in some regard. Describe the differences between the characters and their likenesses. Look at their characteristics and their backgrounds and explain why they work so effectively with each other.

Essay Topic 2

Quidditch seems to be an important part of Hogwarts life. Explain the role that it plays as a symbol in the book and why it is important to Harry and to what his character is.

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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