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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Serafina find when she stops to check Will's hand?

2. What does Pantalaimon tell Will that Lyra thinks about Will?

3. What does the Dust that Dr. Malone is able to contact tell her that they are?

4. What does Grumman explain happened to the two men that came through the window with him into the other world?

5. What does Serafina give Will to eat before he has breakfast?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

There are several characters that die in the book.

1) Was it necessary that Lee and Hester die in the story? What purpose did it serve for the author and the story?

2) Was it necessary that Sir Charles die? What purpose did it serve?

3) Was it necessary that Grumman, Will's father, die? What purpose did it serve?

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