Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Who becomes Harry’s first friend on the way to Hogwarts?

A) Fred

B) Draco

C) Hermione

D) Ron

2. Which of the following best describes Snape’s attitude toward Harry?

A) Contemptuous and cruel

B) Unaffected and distant

C) Uncertain and slighted

D) Firm and quiet

3. Why don’t most people in the wizarding world say Voldemort’s name?

A) They are too afraid to say it.

B) They cannot remember his name.

C) They have been cursed and are unable to.

D) They have never heard of him.

4. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: “The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight”? (Chapter 7)

A) Foreshadowing

B) Simile

C) Symbolism

D) Onomatopoeia

5. How is mail delivered in the wizarding world?

A) On the Hogwarts Express

B) With flying brooms

C) With owls

D) Through potions

6. Which statement best describes Dumbledore?

A) He is so afraid of Voldemort that he hides at Hogwarts.

B) He is nonsensical most of the time, especially around students.

C) He is someone everyone in the magical world is afraid of.

D) He cares about Harry but is not completely open with him.

7. Which of the following best builds a sense of foreboding in the book?