and the Sorcerer’s Stone

By J.K. Rowling

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1 The Boy Who Lived

1. How did Mrs. Dursley feel about her sister Mrs. Potter?
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2. On the day Harry’s parents died, what were some of the strange things happening that
Mr. Dursley noticed?
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3. Who killed Mr. and Mrs. Potter?
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4. Who was going to take care of Harry Potter?
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Chapter 2 The Vanishing Glass

1. How did the Dursley’s treat Harry?

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2. What was the only thing Harry liked about his appearance?
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3. What is Dudley like?
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4. What happened in the reptile house when Harry was looking at the snake?
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Chapter 3 The Letters From No One

1. Why didn’t the Dursley’s want Harry to read the letters coming to him?
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2. What happened to the letters when Mr. Dursley tried to board up the cracks in the
house?
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3. Where did Mr. Dursley take his family and Harry to get away from the letters?
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After everyone went to bed, what was Harry counting down to?
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Chapter 4 The Keeper of the Keys

1. Who came to deliver a letter to the shack?

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2. Tell me about Hagrid.
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3. What were a couple of things Harry could remember about the night Voldemort killed
his parents and tried to kill him?
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Chapter 5 Diagon Alley

1. Who ran Gringotts, the Wizards’ bank?

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2. What were some of the things on Harry’s list for school?
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3. What is Quidditch?
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4. What did Hagrid get Harry for his birthday?
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Chapter 6 The Journey from the Platform Nine and Three Quarters

1. Who helped Harry find the right platform for the train?
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2. Who did Harry sit by on the train?
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3. What happens to wizards and witches in photographs?
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Chapter 7 The Sorting Hat

1. What assigns the first year students to their house?

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2. What happened when Harry put on the Sorting Hat?
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3. What house did the hat want to assign him to first?
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4. What house was Harry assigned to?
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Chapter 8 The Potions Master

1. Tell me about Hermione.

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2. How is the mail delivered at Hogwarts?
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3. How does Professor Snape feel about Harry?
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4. What day was Gringotts, the bank, been robbed?
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Chapter 9 The Midnight Duel

1. How did Harry do flying on the broom for the first time?
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2. Who caught Harry flying on the broom when he wasn’t supposed to be?
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3. What position in Quidditch did Professor McGonagall want Harry to play?
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4. What was in the forbidden corridor on the third floor?
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Chapter 10 Halloween

1. What creature interrupted the Halloween feast?

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2. Who did Ron and Harry accidentally lock in the bathroom with the troll?
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3. How did Harry, Ron and Hermione become friends?
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Chapter 11 Quidditch

1. How did Snape’s leg get hurt?

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2. During the Quidditch game, who did Hermione think was cursing Harry’s broom?
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3. Who ended up catching the snitch and winning the game?
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4. What does Hagrid call the three headed dog?
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Chapter 12 The Mirror of Erised

1. Fluffy is guarding something. Who do the children think is trying to steal it?
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2. Who owned the invisibility cloak before Harry?
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3. Who did Harry see in his reflection of the magic mirror?
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4. What did Ron see in the mirror?
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Chapter 13 Nicholas Flamel

1. Who refereed the Quidditch game and made the Gryffindor team nervous?
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2. Who is Nicolas Famel?
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3. What does the Sorcerer’s Stone do?
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4. What is Fluffy guarding?
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Chapter 14 Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

1. What did Hagrid win at playing cards?

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2. Who was looking in the window of Hagrid’s hut when the dragon hatched?
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3. Tell me about Malfoy.
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4. Why couldn’t Hagrid keep the dragon?
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Chapter 15 The Forbidden Forest

1. Why did Harry, Hermione, and Neville get detention?

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2. Where did Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy go for detention?
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3. What did Hagrid want them to find?
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Who was drinking the unicorn’s blood?
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Chapter 16 Through the Trapdoor

1. What did Hagrid say to do to calm Fluffy down?

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2. After the children went through the trap door, what bound their legs?
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3. What game did Harry, Hermione, and Ron have to play to get across the room?
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Chapter 17 The Man with Two Faces

1. What man was trying to steal the Sorcerer’s Stone?

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2. What had Professor Snape really been doing for Harry?
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3. Who was under Professor Quirrell’s turban?
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4. What dropped in Harry’s pocket as he looked in the magic mirror?
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5. Who saved Harry from Voldemort and Professor Quirrell?
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