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The Subtle Knife | Quiz

Philip Pullman
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The Subtle Knife | Quiz

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1)

What do the men in the bar say that Stanislaus Grumman's interests were in? (from Chapter 6, Lighted Fliers)

Magical items
Rock oil
Philosophical things
The aurora
2)

What does Sir Charles tell Mrs. Coulter that he wants Will for? (from Chapter 15, Bloodmoss)

Will can controll Lyra
The subtle knife is in his possession
The boy's father is the key to all
The boy has his father's letters and directions to the anomaly
3)

What does Lyra find when she goes to see Dr. Malone? (from Chapter 7, The Rolls-Royce)

Police looking for Lyra
Lord Asriel
Mrs. Coulter
Sir Charles
4)

Who does Umaq tell Lee to go ask about Stanislaus Grumman? (from Chapter 6, Lighted Fliers)

The witch Stanislaus turned down
The church
The spirits
The Tartar tribe that he belonged to
5)

What does Sir Charles say that he can come up with easily to prove the alethiometer is his? (from Chapter 7, The Rolls-Royce)

Bill of Sale
Photographs
Documents
Witnesses
6)

Who arrives with Sir Charles while Lyra is acting as look out for Will? (from Chapter 9, Theft)

Lord Asreil
Mrs. Coulter
Serafina
Lee
7)

Who does Lena Feldt see with the men that are following them? (from Chapter 15, Bloodmoss)

Sir Charles
Grumman
Lord Asreil
Mrs. Coulter
8)

What happens as Will and Grumman realize that they are in fact father and son? (from Chapter 15, Bloodmoss)

They are attacked by Mrs. Coulter
Serafina returns with Lee's body
Juta Kamainen kills Grumman
Lyra comes up to them
9)

What does the old man tell Will and Lyra he will do after they leave? (from Chapter 8, The Tower of Angels)

Hang himself
Jump to his death
Run away
Take poison
10)

What do the police ask Lyra about while in Dr. Malone's office that lets her know she is in trouble? (from Chapter 7, The Rolls-Royce)

Dust
Dark Matter
Will
Windown
11)

What does Malone say that Sir Charles would be using the machine to find way to do? (from Chapter 12, Screen Language)

Mess with the natural order of things
Hunt down the girl
Take over people's bodies
Kill people
12)

What is it that begins hunting Will while he is listening in to Sir Charles and Mrs. Coulter? (from Chapter 9, Theft)

Mrs. Coulter's monkey daemon
Mrs. Coulter's body guards
Sir Charles' snake daemon
Sir Charles's dog
13)

What does Lyra do after Sir Charles locks away the alethiometer? (from Chapter 7, The Rolls-Royce)

Stomps on his foot
Spits in his face
Kicks over a chair
Breaks a window
14)

What does Serafina reply when Ruta Skadi asks if she has looked into Will's eyes? (from Chapter 13, Æsahætter)

She hasn't dared
She has been unable to do so
She knows already what is there
She is afraid to
15)

What does Serafina say she can feel from the spectral forms? (from Chapter 6, Lighted Fliers)

Fear
Love
Despair
Malice
16)

What takes Lyra and Will so long to reach the witches at the meeting place? (from Chapter 11, The Belvedere)

Will is weak from loss of blood
The children chase them in the wrong direction
Pantalaimon has gets stuck in a trap
They get lost
17)

What does Ruta Skadi tell the other witches that Lord Asreil has asked the witches? (from Chapter 13, Æsahætter)

To join his army
To stop the church
To take care of Lyra
To find the knife
18)

Who has all the hotels and rooms rented in town when Lee and Grumman arrive? (from Chapter 10, The Shaman)

Circus performers
Witches
Imperial Guard of Muscovy
Magistrates from the Church
19)

What does Hester explain to Lee needs to be their first worry as long as their are imperial troops looking for them? (from Chapter 14, Alama Gulch)

Finding the Knife Bearer
Survival
Staying hidden
Completing their task
20)

What does Grumman do when he sees Will's wound? (from Chapter 15, Bloodmoss)

Pukes
Cures it
Gasps
Nods slowly
21)

What does the old man show Will as proof that Will is to be the new bearer of the knife? (from Chapter 8, The Tower of Angels)

Will is carrying a letter about the knife from his father
He and Will share the same birthmark
He and Will have the same name
He and Will are missing the same fingers
22)

What do Will and Lyra see the children are carrying as they head towards Will and Lyra's location? (from Chapter 11, The Belvedere)

Guns
Hanging ropes
Gasoline
Knives
23)

What does Mrs. Coulter explain has been done to the two bodyguards she has? (from Chapter 9, Theft)

Paid as mercenaries
Given lobotomies
Daemons have been cut away
Skulls have been drilled
24)

What do the witches feed Lyra and Will when they finally are able to meet up? (from Chapter 11, The Belvedere)

Squirrel
Raccoon
Rabbit
Deer
25)

What does Lee notice the Skraeling has on his ring? (from Chapter 6, Lighted Fliers)

The Church's symbol
A symbol for the witches clan
A symbol for the Authority
Dust's symbol
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