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.