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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. In which house is Draco Malfoy placed?
(a) Ravenclaw.
(b) Griffindor.
(c) Slytherin.
(d) Hufflepuff.

2. Why does Mr. Dursley nail up the windows and doors on the house?
(a) To keep letters addressed to Harry from getting inside.
(b) To escape a locust hoard.
(c) There is a hurricane coming.
(d) To keep the roaches out.

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

4. Who is Fluffy?
(a) A cat that used to be a dark arts witch.
(b) A newly born dragon.
(c) Hagrid's barn owl.
(d) The three-headed dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Ron and Harry visit during the first week of class that raises Harry's mood?

2. What do the Dursley's guard that they think would ruin their reputation if it were known?

3. In which house is Harry Potter placed?

4. What is the characteristic(s) of the Hufflepuffs?

5. What has started now that it's November on Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Harry think is going to happen when Professor McGonagall yells at him when he is on a broom in Chapter 9, and what does she do?

3. What is odd about the wand Harry ends up buying at Ollivander's Wand Shop?

4. What happens one night after the Dursleys have been in bed for quite some time?

5. How does Hagrid supply breakfast in Chapter 5, and what does he say that he and Harry must do after eating?

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

7. What is Harry's first day of classes like at Hogwarts?

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

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

10. Who are Angus Filch and Mrs. Norris?

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