Chapter One
Definition - to stretch or strain
crane
How do the Dursleys treat Harry?
Very bad, he sleeps in the cupboard under the stairs, and gets bullied by Dudley
Who was knocking at the door at the hut on the ocean and what does this person tell Harry?
Hagrid, he tells him he is a wizard
Every witch or wizard that has gone bad lives in...
A)Hufflepuff
B) Slytherin
C) Gryffindor
D) Ravenclaw
B) Slytherin
Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon was swelling inside him
A)personification
B)metaphor
C) simile
C) simile
Which sentences best summarize Chapter 1?
a. The Dursleys are an utterly normal family in England boring, overweight and typical. Mr. Dursley is the director of a drill-making firm, while Mrs. Dursley watches over their beloved son, Dudley, who can do no wrong in their eyes.
b. After Dumbledore appears, he spies the cat and calls her Professor McGonagall. She transforms into an elderly woman with glasses and a tight bun, wearing an emerald cloak.
c. The Potters are killed by Voldermort. Their son Harry survives the attack. He is placed in the care of his relatives, the Dursleys, until he is old enough for the wizard world.
c. The Potters are killed by Voldermort. Their son Harry survives the attack. He is placed in the care of his relatives, the Dursleys, until he is old enough for the wizard world.
What did Aunt Petunia tell Harry about his parents?
A) They were wizards
B) They moved away from him
C) They died in a car crash
C) They died in a car crash
What is mood in literature?
A) How the characters feel
B) How the author feels
C) How the author wants the reader to feel
C) How the author wants the reader to feel
What 3 phrases/words best summarize chapter 5?
A) trip to Diagon Alley, discovers a small fortune at Gringotts, meets wizards while buying school supplies
B) reading materials list, discovers goblins, get an owl
C) train ride, visit to Leaky Cauldron, snobbish boy
A)trip to Diagon Alley, discovers a small fortune at Gringotts, meets wizards while buying school supplies
His face went from red to green faster than a set of traffic lights
a)hyperbole
b)metaphor
c)personification
B) metaphor
Why does Mr. Dursley feel uneasy in chapter one?
He starts seeing strange things around Privet Drive like a cat reading a map, people in cloaks, people talking about the Potters.
Why did Harry get in trouble at the zoo?
A) He hit Dudley
B) He was "talking" to the snake
C) He wanted a lemon ice pop
B) He was "talking" to the snake
Why was Hagrid so surprised and angry?
He was surprised/angry because Harry knew nothing about Hogwarts or his parents
What did Hagrid buy Harry for his birthday?
A snowy owl
Harry's heart gave a leap
A)metaphor
B)simile
C)Idiom
C) Idiom
Definition: opposite, the other side of the coin
contrary
What happened when Harry went to get the mail?
A) Dudley hit him with his smelting stick
B) Harry didn't get the mail
C) He received an unknown letter
He received a unknown letter
What did Hagrid say was the big mystery about the night Harry's parents died?
Voldemort could not kill Harry
What was curious about the wand that Harry picked to buy
A) the wand was made with a phoenix feather
B) The wand was 13 1/2 inches long
C) The "brother" to this wand belonged to Voldemort
D) The wand was extremely powerful
C) The "brother" to this wand belonged to Voldemort
and began taking all sorts of things out of the pockets of his coat: a copper kettle, a squashy package of sausages, a poker, a teapot, several chipped mugs, and a bottle of some amber liquid that he took a swig from before starting to make tea
A)imagery
B)metaphor
C)idiom
Why was everyone in cloaks celebrating?
A) Lily and James Potter was dead
B) Voldemort lost his powers
C) Harry Potter was born
Which sequence best describes the order of events in chapter 3?
1) Uncle Vernon grabs Harry's letter sends the two boys away, and talks to Petunia in the kitchen
2) Day after day more letters come to the Dursleys' house addressed to Harry
3) Harry gets the mail and sees a letter for him
4) A hundred letters arrive at the hotel where the Dursleys and Harry are staying
5) Mr. Dursley gets the idea to take his family away, so the letters won't find them
A) 3,1,2,5,4
B)3,2,1,4,5
C)3,2,4,5,1
A) 3,1,2,5,4
Contrast Hagrid and Vernon Dursley in two ways
Hagrid is warm and kind-hearted and Vernon is rude and narrow-minded
Hagrid treats Harry with respect and Vernon treats Harry horribly, locks him in a cupboard
What word best describes Harry at the end of Chapter 5?
A)defeated
B)shocked
C)confident
D) relaxed
B) Shocked
The cat was reading the map
A) idiom
B)personification
C)hyperbole
B)personification