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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened after Lord Asriel knocked the gun out of Mr. Coulter's hand?
(a) Asriel saw Mrs. Coulter for the first time.
(b) Asriel shot Coulter.
(c) Coulter's wife screamed.
(d) Coulter sprayed Asriel with Dust.

2. What happens to the two men who are abducting Lyra as they bind her legs and hands?
(a) They are killed by arrows.
(b) Both die of heart attacks.
(c) Both fall into the canal.
(d) They are arrested by police.

3. The golden compass has the ability to do what?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Erase memories.
(c) Map out coordinates.
(d) Return to its owner.

4. In Chapter 2, when the Master enters the Retiring Room, Lyra notices that he immediately looks at the
(a) Table.
(b) Window.
(c) Daemon.
(d) Wardrobe.

5. Why does the Gyptian ship head to Trollesund, the main port of Lapland?
(a) The missing children are presumed to be kept there.
(b) John Faa knows of a witch consulate there.
(c) The Gyptians must gather supplies there before continuing.
(d) John Faa wants to visit a trusted friend there.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the pictures on the golden compass is of a what?

2. What important skill does Lyra learn from Jerry the seaman?

3. When Lyra overhears a whispered conversation between the Master and the Librarian, she learns that they are trying to do what to Lord Asriel?

4. Jerry explains to Lyra that when a daemon finally settles,

5. Farder Coram is a

(see the answer key)

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