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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. About what is Malfoy disappointed in Chapter 9?
(a) That Harry beats him in the challenge.
(b) That his father is not coming to the first Quidditch match.
(c) That Harry and his friends were not caught out late at night and expelled.
(d) That Hermione is not interested in him.

2. Who is Dudley?
(a) Another budding magician.
(b) Harry's best friend.
(c) Harry's cousin.
(d) The father of Harry.

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

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

5. What does Neville drop when he breaks his wrist?
(a) His favorite marble.
(b) A reminder ball.
(c) A paper that is due in Potions class.
(d) His watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Oliver Wood?

2. Where does Mr. Dursley take the family in Chapter 3?

3. Where does Harry sleep at the Dursley's house?

4. What happens when Malfoy enters Harry's compartment on the train to school?

5. What does Mr. Dursley notice happening in broad daylight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens one Sunday about the letters that are arriving at the Dursley home?

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

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

9. Harry receives a package during lunch a week after his first broom ride; what is inside?

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

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