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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Will rescues the cat, what does Lyra think it is for a brief moment?
(a) A zombie
(b) A ghost
(c) A Specter
(d) Will's daemon

2. Where does Mr. Perkins tell Will that his father, John Parry, was when he went missing?
(a) Australia
(b) Africa
(c) Antartica
(d) Alaska

3. What does Will see briefly on Sir Charles after Lyra has spit in his face?
(a) A green snake
(b) A gray moth
(c) A bunny
(d) A cricket

4. What happens while Will is in the house that changes his plans?
(a) The men get the case before he does
(b) He kills one of the men
(c) Wil finds the case empty
(d) Mrs. Cooper returns with Wil's mother

5. What does John tell his wife he will bring her at the end of his last letter?
(a) A picture of the anomaly
(b) A jug of glacier water
(c) A souvenir from the spirit world
(d) A spirit of hir own

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will decide to put on the injured cat's cut ear?

2. Why does Lee explain he is looking for Stanislaus Grumman?

3. What does Lyra produce when Will asks her if she has any money?

4. What does Lee notice the Skraeling has on his ring?

5. Who arrives and gives Lyra a ride, calling her 'Lizzie'?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the second chapter what does Mrs. Coulter say about Lyra being her daughter?

2. Explain the thoughts that Will recalls of the fights that he has had in the past when he begins his battle in chapter eight?

3. What does Lee have dreams of while camping in the forest with Grumman in chapter fourteen?

4. What is wrong with Will when he first wakes up in chapter eleven?

5. Describe the scene in chapter eight when Lyra watches Tullio run out of the building?

6. What is Dr. Malone's assessment of Sir Charles and his offer in chapter twelve?

7. What is it that makes Will first realize he has to protect his mother?

8. What is significant about Pantalaimon's actions when Will is first learning to use the knife in chapter eight?

9. What does Lyra do after Will has returned her alethiometer in chapter nine?

10. What does Grumman explain might be the problem with trying to protect Lyra with the subtle knife?

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