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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McGonagall tell Oliver Wood about Harry Potter?
(a) Harry may not play Quidditch the first year.
(b) Harry is to be the new seeker for Griffindor.
(c) Harry's potions grade must go up.
(d) Harry is inept on the broom.

2. What professor seems to have something against Harry Potter?
(a) Lockwood.
(b) Dumbledore.
(c) McGonagall.
(d) Snape.

3. What does Hagrid pull out of his coat in Chapter 5?
(a) An owl.
(b) A document.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) Breakfast.

4. What word does Harry hear in the train station that makes him follow a large family?
(a) Muggle.
(b) Hogwarts.
(c) Dark arts.
(d) Magic.

5. How does Neville break his wrist?
(a) In a fight with Oliver Wood.
(b) A small dragon bites it.
(c) Falling off a broom in broom-flying lessons.
(d) He trips when he's walking with a girl he likes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What odd thing does Mr. Dursley notice a cat seeming to be doing?

2. What is Quidditch?

3. What is in the Leaky Cauldron, which helps Harry and Hagrid get to where they are going?

4. How do the Dursleys view themselves?

5. With what does Hermione help Ron and Harry in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is to happen in early November after the weather turns bitterly cold?

2. Why is Dumbledore at the Dursley home at the beginning of the book?

3. What happens one Sunday about the letters that are arriving at the Dursley home?

4. About what are Ron, Hermione, and Harry convinced concerning Snape in Chapter 11?

5. What does Hagrid do when Ron, Harry, and Hermione mention Fluffy in Chapter 11?

6. What is Harry's first day of classes like at Hogwarts?

7. Harry receives a package during lunch a week after his first broom ride; what is inside?

8. Why do Ron and Harry have a stilted conversation initially on the train?

9. Why is Malfoy angry at Harry in Chapter 9, and what does Malfoy do about it?

10. What unusual way does Harry catch the snitch in his first Quidditch match?

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