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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Will go to hide for a short period of time when he first reaches Oxford?

2. What does Will do when Lyra takes some clothing from an empty clothing store in Cittàgazze?

3. When Will is forced to flee his home where does he travel to in order to find answers to his questions?

4. What does Lyra's cat do that shocks Will?

5. What does Lyra's daemon, Pantalaimon, do that shocks Will for a moment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument that Lyra and Will have at the beginning of chapter five after Lyra asks the police for directions to the museum.

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 Sir Charles tell Dr. Malone and Dr. Payne his three conditions are for helping their funding be restored in chapter twelve?

4. How does the old man explain to Will to use the knife to cut through to another world?

5. What does Will tell Lyra about where the specters might have come from in chapter eleven?

6. How does Thorold explain Lord Asriel's plan?

7. What does Pantalaimon explain was the reason that he licked Will while talking to Lyra in chapter thirteen?

8. What does the witch, Lena Feldt, find about the men that are following them in the beginning of chapter fifteen?

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

10. What is Will's response to the children that are attacking the cat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the situation that the children of Cittagazze. Is it understandable that they have grouped up the way that they have? Is their behavior understandable?

Essay Topic 2

Given what is known about the Church represented in the story, describe what they are and what their task is. What is the role of the Church in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Why was Dr. Malone chosen to destroy the machine? Why did she choose to do what the "cave" told her despite the fact that it could get her into large amounts of trouble? Does this contradict what is known about her character, considering she was willing to turn down Sir Charles? Explain.

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