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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Dursley nail up the windows and doors on the house?
(a) There is a hurricane coming.
(b) To keep the roaches out.
(c) To escape a locust hoard.
(d) To keep letters addressed to Harry from getting inside.

2. How many years have passed in the opening of Chapter 2 since Harry was dropped off at the Dursleys?
(a) 13.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

3. How do the Dursleys view themselves?
(a) As mean-spirited.
(b) As laughable.
(c) As beyond reproach.
(d) As the best magicians of the century.

4. Where does Harry sleep at the Dursley's house?
(a) In the attic bedroom.
(b) In a cupboard under the stairs.
(c) In Dudley's room.
(d) In the garage apartment.

5. Who is Dudley?
(a) Harry's best friend.
(b) The father of Harry.
(c) Another budding magician.
(d) Harry's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who knocks the door to the shack off its hinges in Chapter 4?

3. How are the Dursleys described at the beginning of the book?

4. Where does Harry spend most of his time while waiting to go to his new school?

5. What happens when Malfoy enters Harry's compartment on the train to school?

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