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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. How does McGonagall's penalty affect Griffindor's standing for top school house?

2. What does Harry see headed towards the Forbidden Forest in Chapter 13?

3. What does Harry hear Filch tell Snape in Chapter 12?

4. Who will be refereeing the Quidditch school cup game?

5. Where does Harry go for the Christmas holidays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry believe is guarding the Sorcerer's Stone?

2. What do Harry, Ron, and Hermione realize in Chapter 16 when they enter the chamber where Fluffy resides?

3. What does Harry realize Hagrid revealed through his story of how he acquired the dragon egg?

4. For what information have Ron, Harry, and Hermione been searching in Chapter 12?

5. What does Harry believe about the conversation between Snape and Quirrell that Harry observes in the Forbidden Forest?

6. What kind of dragon is contained in Hagrid's egg?

7. What happens to Ron while they are playing chess, and what do Harry and Hermione do?

8. Why does Harry worry about the Sorcerer's Stone?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Ron realize the present Harry receives on Sunday morning is?

10. What does a voice tell Quirrell to do in Chapter 17, and what is the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace and analyze the theme of the power of love in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. How was Harry’s life affected by the power of love? How was Voldemort’s life affected by the power of love? What other characters’ lives are affected by the power of love?

Essay Topic 2

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and what they foreshadow. How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? Why might Rowling have ended the novel the way she did?

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