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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 does Hagrid say the stranger in the card game asked him?

2. What ultimately happens to the Sorcerer's Stone?

3. Who has to serve detention with Harry, Neville and Hermione in Chapter 15?

4. Where does Harry go for the Christmas holidays?

5. Were does Filch take Hermione and Harry in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Harry removes a book from a shelf in the restricted area of the library in Chapter 12?

3. How does Hagrid feel about owning a dragon's egg, and why is that problematic?

4. Why does Ron have to go to the hospital wing in Chapter 14?

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

6. Who is Nicolas Flamel?

7. What does the detention for the group of students in Chapter 15 consist of?

8. Who is the man in the last chamber that Harry and Hermione come to in Chapter 17, and how do they react upon seeing him?

9. What does Hermione realize about the flying birds?

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

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

Harry seems to run into bullies wherever he is.

Compare Dudley’s behavior to Draco’s behavior. How are they similar? Do you think there is a reason both of them react to Harry in the same manner? What might be that reason? Do you think whenever there is a group of people there will always be at least on bully in the crowd? Why or why not? Use examples from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to support your answer.

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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