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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 professor seems to have something against Harry Potter?

2. In which house is Draco Malfoy placed?

3. Whose robe does Hermione make burst into flames at a Quidditch match?

4. What begins to happen that bothers Mr. Dursley?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Where are Dudley and Harry going to be attending school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace and analyze the theme of life and death in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to want immortality? Which characters are dead and how do they affect the other characters and the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels.

Compare/contrast the characters of Harry and Voldemort. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Harry and Dumbledore. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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