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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 family line does Marvolo Gount come from?
2. What reason does Dumbledore give for taking so long in the bathroom at Slughorn's house?
3. What animal does the Prime Minister's Junior Minister act like?
4. What mysterious object does Dumbledore take off from his shelf during his first private lesson with Harry?
5. How long is it since Dumbledore is at the Dursley's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Harry not looking forward to Quidditch tryouts?
2. Why does no one see Harry as they are leaving the train once it arrives at Hogwarts?
3. What do Scrimgeour and Fudge say when the Prime Minister asks them why they can't just fix everything with magic?
4. What reason does Snape give, in response to Bellatrix's accusations, about why he doesn't go straight back to Voldemort's side when Voldemort returns?
5. What is the Prime Minister's general feeling about the Minister of Magic's visits?
6. What surprising news does a letter bring Harry when he is at the Burrow, preparing to leave for Hogwarts?
7. Why does Dumbledore think that he and Harry need to learn about Voldemort's childhood?
8. What is the real reason why Dumbledore spends so long in the bathroom at Slughorn's house?
9. Why is Harry not ready to go when Dumbledore arrives to pick him up from the Dursleys'?
10. What information does the school/Hogwarts students have about what happens to Katie Bell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter is motivated by a wide range of emotions. Choose the emotion that you think motivates him the most *throughout* the novel, making sure to provide at least four examples from the text that support your position.
Essay Topic 2
What does the title of the book (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) mean? Why does Rowling choose that title? What does the title tell the reader before he or she even begins reading the story? What other titles work with this text?
Essay Topic 3
The Harry Potter series are famous around the world. Consequently, most readers of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are familiar with the characters and the storyline. Write an essay that discusses at least four challenges an author faces when writing a novel that is part of a series, using examples from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to support your position. What kinds of things must the author do for returning readers? What kind of things must the author do for readers who may, intentionally or not, be coming into the series with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? How does Rowling complete these tasks?
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