This character is the protagonist; in this chapter he is left on the doorstep of his aunt and uncle.
Who is Harry Potter?
The room that is considered Harry's.
What is the cupboard under the stairs?
The item Harry begins to receive.
What are letters?
The name of the place they are going to shop for everything Harry needs (a wand, a pet, his school books, etc.)
What is Diagon Alley?
The platform that Harry must cross to go to Hogwarts.
What is Platform 9 and 3/4\?
The element of the plot mountain that was started in Chapter 1.
What is the exposition?
The amount of time that passed between chapters 1 and 2.
What is ten years?
Name one weird thing about the mail that Harry is receiving.
The pet that Hagrid has always wanted to own.
What is a dragon?
The shape of the scar on Harry's forehead.
What is a lightning bolt?
Where the snake is going when it leaves the zoo.
What is Brazil?
The one person You-Know-Who is afraid of.
Who is Dumbledore?
Identify the figurative language type:
Questions exploded inside Harry's head like fireworks and he couldn't decide which to ask first.
What is a simile?
The animal that Neville is seen or heard looking for several times between the train station, the train, and Hogwarts.
What is a toad?
Who is Professor McGonagall?
In the zoo scene, the plot element that takes place when Dudley and Piers say that the snake almost bit them as the family rides home from the zoo.
What is the falling action?
The FULL name of the school that Harry has been accepted to.
What is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
Identify the figurative language:
I don't know the Muggles manage without magic.
What is alliteration?
Possible answers: Chocolate, peppermint, marmalade, spinach, liver, tripe, booger, sprouts, toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, pepper
The two people whose perspectives shape the first chapter.
Who are Vernon Dursley and Albus Dumbledore?
Use the RACE method to RESTATE and ANSWER this question:
What element of the plot mountain is being established in this chapter?
The element of the plot mountain that is being established in this chapter is the exposition.
The thing the Dursley's do that upsets Hagrid enough that he gives Dudley a pigs tail.
What is insulting Albus Dumbledore?
The three cores that Ollivander uses to create wands.
What are unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons?
Who are Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny?