J.K. Rowling - Reading Quiz

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