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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 relationship is Lily to the Dursleys?

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

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

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

5. What does McGonagall tell Oliver Wood about Harry Potter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Malfoy angry at Harry in Chapter 9, and what does Malfoy do about it?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Harry feel the next morning after Hagrid first arrived to claim him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace and analyze the theme of good and evil in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Consider the following questions as you write: Examine which characters are seen as good. What are some of the reasons they are considered good? Discuss the characters who are seen as evil and some of the reasons they are considered evil.

Essay Topic 2

Hermione works very hard at being a good student.

Why do you think Hermione works so hard at being the best? What might this say about how she feels about herself or her family? Do you think she works too hard at being perfect? Why or why not? Use examples from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting.

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of J. K. Rowling. What aspects of, or beliefs from, Rowling's own life are seen in her writer - either directly appearing in or having a probable influence over her writer.

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