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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 letter say that Harry finally receives in Chapter 4?
(a) That Harry is expected in court concerning his adoption.
(b) That Harry is accepted into Hogwarts.
(c) That Harry's great uncle leaves him money.
(d) That Harry is to go live with his grandparents.

2. What is Griffindor's final score in the Quidditch match against Slytherin in Chapter 11?
(a) 170.
(b) 60.
(c) 220.
(d) 75.

3. What do Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville find when they go inside a room to hide from Filch in Chapter 9?
(a) An old wizard journal.
(b) A three-headed watchdog.
(c) A mirror that reflects their inner thoughts.
(d) A dragon.

4. Whose robe does Hermione make burst into flames at a Quidditch match?
(a) Snape's.
(b) Ron's.
(c) Hagrid's.
(d) No ones.

5. Where does the sorting ceremony take place?
(a) Each house has its own area for the ceremony.
(b) In the great hall.
(c) The lawn outside the main building at Hogwarts.
(d) Each year the ceremony is rotated among houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first enters Harry's compartment on the train to school?

2. How many gifts has Dudley received for his birthday in Chapter 2?

3. What comes out of the chimney one Sunday at the Dursley's home?

4. Who is Dudley?

5. What is the characteristic(s) of the Gryffindors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the porthole Harry and Hagrid use in Chapter 5, and what happens when they go into the pub?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Hagrid tell Harry about the curse backfiring?

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

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

5. How is Harry's initial experience in potions class?

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

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

8. What does Harry figure out in Chapter 11 about Professor Snape's limp?

9. Who are Angus Filch and Mrs. Norris?

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

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