107 pages 3 hours read

J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Fiction | Play | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

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Multiple Choice

1. Why does Amos Diggory resent Harry Potter?

A) He blames Harry for the death of his son.

B) He believes Harry cheated during the Triwizard Tournament.

C) He thinks Voldemort should have won the Second Wizarding War.

D) He feels that fame has made Harry arrogant.

2. What word best describes the tone of the last line of the play?

A) Hopeful

B) Remorseful

C) Nostalgic

D) Resentful

3. What is the purpose of Harry’s conversation with Dumbledore’s portrait in his office?

A) To explain Dumbledore’s anger toward Harry as a parent

B) To give closure to unresolved conflicts between Harry and Dumbledore

C) To give Dumbledore an appearance in the play

D) To help solve the issues Albus and Scorpius create in the play

4. What does the corporal form of Snape’s Patronus tell us?

A) He has not recovered from Dumbledore’s death.

B) He still loves Lily Potter.

C) He is the Augurey.

D) All of his happy memories are gone.

5. Which of the following characters is never called a “spare” in the play?

A) Albus Severus Potter

B) Cedric Diggory

C) Craig Bowker Jr.

D) Hermione Granger-Weasley

6. Which event is the best example of The Interaction of Destiny and Free Will in Influencing History?