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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. Where does Dumbledore request he be buried?
2. What request does Voldemort have when, two years after leaving Hogwarts, he returns to meet with Dumbledore in his office?
3. Who does Harry kiss after Gryffindor wins the Quidditch tournament?
4. How does Harry feel about not being able to complete the one homework assignment Dumbledore gives him?
5. What promise do Ron and Hermione make Harry as the novel concludes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Harry avoid having Snape learn about his secret Potions textbook?
2. When Harry discovers her on his way to Dumbledore's office, why is Professor Trelawney screaming?
3. What is the historical meaning of the cave that Harry and Dumbledore visit while searching for Voldemort's Horcruxes?
4. Who is the actual Half-Blood Prince?
5. What are three spells that Harry casts while trying to escape from the cave with Dumbledore?
6. What are the motives behind the two sets of murders that Voldemort commits?
7. What happens to Malfoy when Harry uses the Sectumsempra spell on him?
8. Who does Harry and Dumbledore learn Voldemort blames for the two sets of murders that he commits himself?
9. Why does Dobby appear with Kreacher when Harry summons Kreacher while in the hospital wing with Ron?
10. What does Harry think he sees flying off into the distance after Dumberdore's funeral concludes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Rowling describes both the Prime Minister (of Muggles) and the Ministry of Magic as relatively inept, incapable governing agencies. What does this say about her own opinion of the government or ruling order? Can an author's criticism of a fictional government (or other entity) be taken as a genuine criticism of an actual government? Why or why not? What in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince supports your position on this topic?
Essay Topic 3
While Rowling and her Harry Potter novels are famous, they are by no means without their critics. Choose three literary weaknesses you see in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, mention the reasons why you consider these weaknesses in the novel, and list at least two things Rowling does differently to strengthen her writing.
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