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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 is the most haunted house in Britain called?

2. What is Harry called by the man who ties up Lupin and Sirius in the Shack?

3. How many dementors does Harry see at the lake attacking Sirius Black?

4. How do Harry and his group take the unconscious man from the Shack back to Hogwarts?

5. What does Sirius tell Harry as they are returning to Hogwarts that makes Harry extremely happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lupin try to teach Harry in their private lessons after the Christmas break?

2. What does Peter use to transform himself into a rat?

3. Who wins the Quidditch Cup for Harry's third year at Hogwarts?

4. Why is Lupin leaving Hogwarts after only his first year of teaching?

5. How does the group get the unconscious Snape back to Hogwarts once they have made their decision about what to do with Pettigrew?

6. What happened to Lupin as a young child that changed the rest of his life?

7. What does Harry hear before passing out when the dementors are near him?

8. What does Sirius Black send Harry as he boards the Hogwarts Express?

9. Where does Harry wake up after passing out by the lake with all the dementors?

10. Who walks into the room just as Lupin and Black finish telling Harry their story at the Shrieking Shack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a secret keeper, and what place does this term have in the course of the book's plot? In what other places is the theme of secrecy present and how does this affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Peter Pettigrew uses many different lies to acheive his horrible goals. What are some of these and how did they poison the characters who heard them?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book, presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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