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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter say that Harry finally receives in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Harry spend most of his time while waiting to go to his new school?

3. What assertion by Hermione, Harry, and Ron does Hagrid vehemently deny in Chapter 11?

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

5. What list is Harry supposed to get in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malfoy do after Harry demands Malfoy hand over the "Remember all"?

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 Harry's first day of classes like at Hogwarts?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Dudley is an obnoxious bully who indulges too much in food. Harry is quite the opposite.

Why do you think Dudley, who is loved and pampered is such a selfish bully? How do you Harry turns out to be honorable and kind? How might these two boys relate to the question of nature versus nurture? Use examples from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Harry seems to run into bullies wherever he is.

Compare Dudley’s behavior to Draco’s behavior. How are they similar? Do you think there is a reason both of them react to Harry in the same manner? What might be that reason? Do you think whenever there is a group of people there will always be at least on bully in the crowd? Why or why not? Use examples from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to support your answer.

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