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

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

3. In Chapter 5, where does Hagrid say Harry and he must go for money?
(a) Trafalgar Square.
(b) Nowhere; Hagrid has money with him.
(c) Gringotts Bank.
(d) The National Reserve.

4. To what does the narrator compare Diagon Alley?
(a) A carnival of lights.
(b) A muggy strip mall.
(c) A festival.
(d) A black corridor.

5. What is the name of the wizarding community's newspaper?
(a) The Yearly Herald.
(b) The Lucky Zine.
(c) The Weekly Wand.
(d) The Daily Prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which house is Harry Potter placed?

2. What does Mr. Dursley do when something happens at midnight on Harry's birthday?

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

4. Who is Fluffy?

5. What is the platform from which Harry must catch his train to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mr. Dursley notice on his way to work one day?

10. What does Mr. Dursley overhear that makes him panic?

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