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

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

3. How do the patrons at the Leaky Cauldron react to Harry?
(a) They have no reaction.
(b) Curious and admiring.
(c) Aggressive and mean.
(d) Scared.

4. To what does Malfoy challenge Harry in Chapter 9?
(a) A writing contest.
(b) A worm-eating contest.
(c) A wizard duel.
(d) A card game.

5. How is the letter addressed that arrives for Harry at the Dursley's home?
(a) To Harry Potter in exile.
(b) To Harry Potter in the smallest bedroom.
(c) To Mr. and Mrs. Dursley.
(d) To Harry Potter in the best bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermione see when she scans the crowd with Hagrid's binoculars during the Quidditch match between Griffindor and Slytherin?

2. How does Hermione keep Harry and Ron from getting in trouble in Chapter 10?

3. Who is Professor McGonagall disguised as in Chapter 1?

4. How did Harry's parents die?

5. What name do the oddly-dressed people in Chapter 1 mention that almost panics Mr. Dursley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the seeker's role in a Quidditch match?

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

3. Who are Angus Filch and Mrs. Norris?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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