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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 makes Harry think that the strange events the night of his birthday were not a dream?
(a) Hagrid is sleeping on the couch.
(b) A frog talks to him when he wakes.
(c) Dumbledore is snoring while levitated slightly off the floor.
(d) Professor McGonagall is making breakfast.

2. What has precipitated Hermione's friendship with Harry and Ron?
(a) It stems from the incident with the troll.
(b) Dumbledore asks her to be a steadying influence on the two boys.
(c) Hagrid suggests it.
(d) Malfoy has been harassing her.

3. What is the characteristic(s) of the Ravenclaws?
(a) Sly.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Witty and smart.
(d) Brave.

4. How many gifts has Dudley received for his birthday in Chapter 2?
(a) 13.
(b) 1.
(c) 36.
(d) 52.

5. What do the Dursley's guard that they think would ruin their reputation if it were known?
(a) The whereabouts of a murderer.
(b) That they are broke.
(c) A secret.
(d) A powerful spell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Neville drop when he breaks his wrist?

3. What happens exactly at midnight in Chapter 3?

4. What does the "sorting ceremony" do?

5. Who is Fluffy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Angus Filch and Mrs. Norris?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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