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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 does Severus do to Dumbledore when Dumbledore says, "Please, Severus"?

2. How does Harry feel about not being able to complete the one homework assignment Dumbledore gives him?

3. Which noteworthy person does not attend Dumbledore's funeral?

4. Why doesn't Hagrid bury Aragog in the Forbidden Forest?

5. What does Harry do to increase his chances in getting the memory he needs from Slughorn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harry so angry when he meets with Dumbledore after bumping into Professor Trelawney in the hallway?

2. Who does Harry and Dumbledore learn Voldemort blames for the two sets of murders that he commits himself?

3. Why do Fred and George make fun of Harry and Ron being forced to slice meat by hand?

4. What happens to Malfoy when Harry uses the Sectumsempra spell on him?

5. What does Harry think he sees flying off into the distance after Dumberdore's funeral concludes?

6. What success does Hermione have searching for information on Horcruxes?

7. After multiple memories are examined by Harry and Dumbledore through the Pensieve, what is assumed about Voldemort's childhood?

8. Why is Fleur angry over Mrs. Weasley's comments and actions about Bill after the battle at Hogwarts?

9. How does Harry avoid having Snape learn about his secret Potions textbook?

10. What is the historical meaning of the cave that Harry and Dumbledore visit while searching for Voldemort's Horcruxes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three items or events from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that Rowling uses to foreshadow what happens later in the story. Discuss how these items do indeed foreshadow what happens, and provide specific evidence from the text that supports their role as something that foreshadows what happens.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Rowling uses the literary device of time travel/flashbacks (ex., what happens when Harry and Dumbledore travel through the Pensieve to observe Voldemort in the past) to develop Voldemort's character. Address at least three instances of this happening and what the reader is able to learn as a result that he or she may not otherwise be able to learn from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is often classified in the science fiction/fantasy genre. Discuss at least five features of novels in this genre and what aspects of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince meet these required features.

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