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J.K. Rowling is the popular author of the wildly sucessful

Harry Potter series. She was born on 31 July, 1965 in England.

She went to Exeter University in England and graduated with

a degree in French and Classics. Becoming a full time writer,

Rowling was a bilingual secretary and had taught English as

a foreign language in Portugal. She was inspired to write

about Harry Potter on a train trip to London. The Harry Potter

books have sold over 400 million copies and translated into

68 languages.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

1 . w H O I S J . K r O W L I N G

A An author

B A doctor

C A journalist

D A reporter

2 . w h a t i s t h e t i t l e o f t h e b e s t s e l l i n g b o o k t h a t s h e w r o t e ?

A To kill a Mockingbird

B Twilight

C The Fault in our Stars

D Harry Potter

3 . w h e n d i d s h e b o r n ?

A 21 June, 1965

B 31 July, 1966

C 31 July, 1965

D 11 July, 1961

4 . w h e r e w a s s h e b o r n ?

A Greece

B Ireland

C England

D France

5 . h o w m a n y c o p i e s o f h a r r y p o t t e r h a v e b e e n s o l d ?

A Less than 400 million copies

B More than 400 million copies

C 300 million copies

D 400 copies