Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. The Dursleys (his aunt, uncle, and cousin) (Chapter 1)

2. A snake (Chapter 2)

3. Uncle Vernon tries to keep the letters from Harry. (Chapter 3)

4. Hagrid (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. The Dursleys treat Harry horribly, as if they do not care or want him around. They even make him stay in the cupboard under the stairs. (Chapter 1)

2. Harry feels amazed, excited, and curious because it is the first he has ever received mail. When his uncle keeps the letters from him, Harry becomes even more determined to get the letters. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Gringotts (Chapter 5)

2. Mr. Ollivander’s Shop (Chapter 5)

3. Gryffindor (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. Mrs. Weasley explains that he must run at the barrier between platforms nine and ten, then he follows the Weasley family. (Chapter 6)

2. It is full of magic, including a ceiling made to look like the sky outside with a spell, ghosts as characters, food that magically appears on the table, and portraits with subjects that speak. (Chapter 7)

3. Hermione is shown as an outgoing character when she introduces herself on the train, sharing that she is the only magical person in her family. She is also described as intelligent and hardworking when she reveals that she has done a lot of reading to prepare for Hogwarts, and when she shares this knowledge both in and out of class. (Chapters 6 and 8)

4. The four houses of Hogwarts earn and lose points for their houses throughout the year. Points are added for positive actions and deducted for negative actions like breaking the rules. At the end of the year, the house with the most points wins the House Cup. (Chapter 7)

5. Snape is Potions professor and head of Slytherin House. He seems to dislike Harry. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. Neville Longbottom (Chapter 9)

2. Draco Malfoy (Chapter 9)

3. A large, three-headed dog (Chapter 9)

4. Seeker (Chapter 10)

5. Snape (Chapter 11)

6. His parents (Chapter 12)

Short Answer

1. Quidditch is a sport in which two teams on flying brooms try to get a ball through goal posts while avoiding bludgers (which come flying at them in an attempt to prevent them from scoring). The seekers look for a much smaller ball (the Golden Snitch) and try to catch it to end and win the game. (Chapter 10-11)

2. Professor McGonagall yells to him, ordering him to follow her, which makes Harry think he is in trouble. Instead, she introduces him to the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team saying he should be the new seeker. (Chapter 9)

3. Harry jumped on the troll and Ron cast a spell that caused the troll to lose control of his club, which dropped on the troll’s head. Hermione told the teachers the boys were helping her to help keep them all out of trouble. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 13-17

Reading Check

1. Change metal into gold, make someone immortal (Chapter 13)

2. A baby dragon Hagrid wants to keep as a pet (Chapter 14)

3. A centaur Harry meets in the Forbidden Forest (Chapter 15)

4. Snape (Chapter 16)

5. Professor Quirrel with Voldemort controlling him (Chapter 17)

6. Dumbledore (Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. They get past the three-headed dog, fly to find a magical key, play Wizard’s Chess, and solve a high-pressure riddle. (Chapter 16)

2. Dumbledore says he cannot tell Harry now, but he will when Harry is ready. (Chapter 17)