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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. What bad news does Lupin bring to the Burrow on Harry's birthday?
(a) That Hogwarts will close.
(b) That Mr. Weasley is being demoted.
(c) That the Prime Minister is kidnapped.
(d) That there are more Dementor attacks.

2. What potion does Professor Slughorn challenge his students to make on the first day?
(a) The Draught of Living Death.
(b) The Draught of Endless Luck.
(c) The Draught of Invisibility.
(d) The Draught of Frivolity.

3. What rude name do Narcissa and Bellatrix call Snape's house as they approach it?
(a) A "Muggle dunghill".
(b) A "dump".
(c) Something "only fit for a house elf".
(d) Something "only fit for a Gryffindor to live in".

4. What does Snape inform Harry that his detention task is?
(a) Cleaning up cauldrons.
(b) Sorting out rotten from good flobberworms.
(c) Going through old school records.
(d) Making Snape lunch.

5. At what time does Harry have to report to Snape's office for his first detention of the year?
(a) 12:00 noon.
(b) 6:30 p.m..
(c) 6:30 a.m..
(d) 8:30 a.m..

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hermione ask to the Christmas party?

2. How does Harry respond to seeing Ginny kissing someone?

3. What is an Inferi?

4. Which Weasley son is still not talking to his parents?

5. Whose memory do Dumbledore and Harry first use to explore Voldemort's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Snape is confirmed in Harry's mind, based on what he sees after the Christmas party?

2. What does Harry think he hates Snape for most when he sees him upon returning to Hogwarts?

3. Why does Harry only pretend to spike Ron's pumpkin juice with Felix Felicis?

4. What is the Prime Minister's general feeling about the Minister of Magic's visits?

5. What does Harry find particularly disappointing about the grade he receives on his Potions O.W.L.?

6. Why do Harry, Ron, and Hermione worry about Dumbledore's extended absences from Hogwarts?

7. What does Harry's harsh detention tell the reader about Snape's character?

8. What surprising news does a letter bring Harry when he is at the Burrow, preparing to leave for Hogwarts?

9. What physically happens to Snape's hands when he makes the Unbreakable Vow?

10. How does Hermione respond to Harry's continued, and increasing, use of the alternate spells written in his Potions textbook?

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