J.K. Rowling - Reading Quiz
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What was Jo Rowling doing a year before the article above was written?
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She was busy writing.
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She was walking in the forest.
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She was playing golf.
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She was on vacation in Scotland.
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How does Jo Rowling now spend her free time?
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charity work and talking in coffee shops
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charity work and window shopping
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watching ballet and grocery shopping
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watching ballet and window shopping
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Without using your dictionary, what do you think the word "denounce" means? (paragraph 6)
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to change
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to praise
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to pray for
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to speak out against
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What, according to Jo Rowling, is the theme for the entire Harry Potter series?
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culture, commerce, politics and values
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Harry discovers his parents.
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Jesus' Resurrection
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The last enemy to defeat is death.
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What is one function of the Harry Potter Alliance?
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to convert people to Christianity
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to form wizard rock bands
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to manage Harry Potter fan websites
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to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur
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What have some people been discussing with reference to Harry Potter?
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commerce, politics, history
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culture, commerce, science
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culture, politics, values
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culture, science, values
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What does Princeton English professor William Gleason compare the series' impact to?
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all levels of society
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Cinderella and Star Wars
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the Civil War
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What does James Thomas, professor of English at Pepperdine University, think of the Harry Potter series?
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They are too complex.
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They are too recent, too popular and too juvenille.
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They have made kids smarter and more sensitive.
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They only entertain.
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What was Harry Potter's final great concern?
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his son's future at school
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love is the most important force
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to avoid being killed
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to rebuild after a trauma
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What, according to the article above, is Jo Rowling working on now?
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creating a movie with George Lucas
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making time for her children
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wrting an adult novel and a fariy tale
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writing the eighth book