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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. In what order are the new students called up for the sorting ceremony?
2. What is the platform from which Harry must catch his train to school?
3. Whose robe does Hermione make burst into flames at a Quidditch match?
4. What happens when Malfoy enters Harry's compartment on the train to school?
5. What is Quidditch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Harry puts on the sorting hat?
2. What does Mr. Dursley overhear that makes him panic?
3. Why is Dumbledore at the Dursley home at the beginning of the book?
4. How is Harry's initial experience in potions class?
5. What is Harry's first day of classes like at Hogwarts?
6. What unusual way does Harry catch the snitch in his first Quidditch match?
7. How does Harry feel the next morning after Hagrid first arrived to claim him?
8. What happens one Sunday about the letters that are arriving at the Dursley home?
9. About what are Ron, Hermione, and Harry convinced concerning Snape in Chapter 11?
10. What does Hagrid tell Harry in Chapter 4 that stuns Harry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? Why might Rowling have ended the novel the way she did?
Essay Topic 2
Hermione works very hard at being a good student.
Why do you think Hermione works so hard at being the best? What might this say about how she feels about herself or her family? Do you think she works too hard at being perfect? Why or why not? Use examples from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character.
Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? Why or why not?
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