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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 the "sorting ceremony" do?
(a) Sorts the various abilities of the witches.
(b) Sorts out the type of wands each student is assigned.
(c) Decides who goes into advanced coursework.
(d) Decides what house each student is assigned.

2. How does Hermione keep Harry and Ron from getting in trouble in Chapter 10?
(a) She tells the professors that the two boys saved her from the troll.
(b) She hides them with an invisibility spell.
(c) She is unable to convince the Headmaster not to punish the two boys.
(d) She distracts the professors so Harry and Ron can get to Griffindor.

3. What does Harry discover in Chapter 11 about the three-headed dog?
(a) It is as harmless as a garden snake.
(b) It is Hagrid's pet.
(c) It is responsible for Snape's limp.
(d) There is no such creature.

4. Who is Oliver Wood?
(a) The potions professor.
(b) The caretaker.
(c) The defense against the dark arts professor.
(d) The captain of the Quidditch team.

5. What list is Harry supposed to get in Chapter 5?
(a) The required list for the school term.
(b) A list of all the times his aunt and uncle have been mean to him.
(c) A list of the clothing he would like to purchase for school.
(d) Something he has wanted for each birthday he that has not been celebrated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry converse with in Chapter 1 after Dudley awakened it?

2. Who are the Dursleys?

3. In Chapter 3, when is Harry's next birthday?

4. What is Griffindor's final score in the Quidditch match against Slytherin in Chapter 11?

5. Who is Hedwig?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the process of "sorting" at Hogwarts?

2. What is odd about the wand Harry ends up buying at Ollivander's Wand Shop?

3. What does Malfoy do after Harry demands Malfoy hand over the "Remember all"?

4. What happens when Harry puts on the sorting hat?

5. How does Harry feel the next morning after Hagrid first arrived to claim him?

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

7. What does Harry think is going to happen when Professor McGonagall yells at him when he is on a broom in Chapter 9, and what does she do?

8. What does Hagrid tell Harry in Chapter 4 that stuns Harry?

9. What happens when Mr. Dursley breaks under the stress of all the letters piling up?

10. What begins happening at the Dursley's home in Chapter 1, and how does Mr. Dursley handle it?

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