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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Harry told his parents died by his guardian in Act II, Scene 1?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) In an earthquake.
(c) In a fire.
(d) In a boating accident.

2. What is the setting for Act I, Scene 1 of the play?
(a) King's Cross.
(b) The Hogwarts Express.
(c) The Great Hall.
(d) Godric's Hollow.

3. What House is assigned to Rose by the Sorting Hat?
(a) Slytherin.
(b) Hufflepuff.
(c) Gryffindor.
(d) Ravenclaw.

4. Who is attributed with the quote "The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution" in Act I, Scene 9?
(a) Amos Diggory.
(b) Severus Snape.
(c) Lord Voldemort.
(d) Dumbledore.

5. Who threatens to punch Draco in the mouth during the meeting in Act I, Scene 12?
(a) Ron.
(b) Scorpius.
(c) Lily.
(d) Hermione.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the Trolley Witch say offered her a job on the Hogwarts Express when it first came to be in Act I, Scene 11?

2. What is the setting established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 16?

3. What is the setting established in the stage directions for Act I, Scene 15?

4. Where does the "Transition Scene" in Act I, Scene 4 begin?

5. Who calls out Harry's name in the end of Act I, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ginny respond when she awakens after Harry's dream in Act I, Scene 9? Why?

2. What is the setting for Act I, Scene 2? How does the Potter family reach this setting?

3. Who is Rubeus Hagrid and what role did he play in the earlier works in the Harry Potter novels?

4. With whom does Harry discuss his situation with his son in Act II, Scene 8? What is said?

5. What role did J.K Rowling play in the development of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

6. Why do Harry and his friends decide to go to Forbidden Forest in Act II, Scene 3?

7. Who stands as an obstacle to Harry and Scorpius in Act I, Scene 11? How does this character act as an obstacle?

8. What transitions are seen in Act I, Scene 4? Why does the author include this scene?

9. Who is Draco Malfoy and what is his relationship to Harry Potter?

10. Whom does Harry encounter in Forbidden Forest as he searches for Harry in Act II, Scene 5? What information does this character relate to Harry?

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