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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. Which students go with Hagrid's dog in Chapter 15?
2. What does Harry discover when he sees the back of Quirrell's head in Chapter 17?
3. For what was Flamel famous?
4. Who are Bane and Ronan?
5. What does Dumbledore say in Chapter 16 when Harry tells him about Hagrid and Fluffy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Harry worry about the Sorcerer's Stone?
2. What do Harry and Hermione convince Hagrid to do about the baby dragon?
3. What does Harry believe is guarding the Sorcerer's Stone?
4. What happens to Ron while they are playing chess, and what do Harry and Hermione do?
5. What happens when Harry removes a book from a shelf in the restricted area of the library in Chapter 12?
6. What does McGonagall do when Harry, Hermione and Neville are found out of their rooms after midnight in Chapter 15?
7. What does a voice tell Quirrell to do in Chapter 17, and what is the result?
8. What happens when Harry looks into the mirror in the abandoned classroom in Chapter 12?
9. How does Hagrid feel about owning a dragon's egg, and why is that problematic?
10. For what information have Ron, Harry, and Hermione been searching in Chapter 12?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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