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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. Who is the centaur that appears to Harry in Act II, Scene 5?
2. Where does Albus tell his father he and Scorpius had attempted to find a new start in Act II, Scene 8?
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. What is the setting for the dream in Act I, Scene 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the setting of Act II, Scene 7 described? What year is it in this scene?
2. Why has Hermione called an emergency meeting in Act I, Scene 12? How does her audience respond to the situation?
3. What rumors have been circulating regarding Scorpius? How does Scorpius feel about the rumors?
4. What changes have occurred as a result of Albus and Scoripus's interference with history in Act II, Scene 9?
5. How does Amos Diggory regard Albus and his proposed mission in Act I, Scene 14? Why?
6. Describe Harry's dream in Act I, Scene 8. Where does the dream take place?
7. How has Harry Potter changed since the conclusion of the novel series in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
8. How does the playwright incorporate the audience into the action of the play? What effects does this have?
9. Why do Harry and his friends decide to go to Forbidden Forest in Act II, Scene 3?
10. When and where did Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiere to audiences? How was is received critically?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of irony in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How does the author employ dramatic irony? What purpose does it serve to the work? What are examples of verbal and situational irony in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What is the history between these characters? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the play? Would you characterize Draco as a protagonist or antagonist in this story? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. How old is Albus when the play begins? How much does he age in the course of the narrative? How does Albus's character evolve in the story?
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