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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 Slytherin team do a lot of during the Quidditch match in Chapter 11?

2. What does Harry discover in Chapter 11 about the three-headed dog?

3. What has precipitated Hermione's friendship with Harry and Ron?

4. How can a Quidditch team automatically win a Quidditch match?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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. Who are Angus Filch and Mrs. Norris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

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