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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Coulter ask Lyra not to wear to the cocktail party she throws?
(a) White handbag.
(b) Black jacket.
(c) Pearl necklace.
(d) Broken watch.

2. What are Gobblers?
(a) Circus entertainers.
(b) Clones.
(c) Kidnappers.
(d) Turkey farmers.

3. Ma Costa tells Lyra that the Gyptians are water people but the girl is what type of person?
(a) Air.
(b) Wood.
(c) Fire.
(d) Earth.

4. When Lyra reluctantly gives Mrs. Coulter a kiss on the cheek, what does she smell on the woman's skin?
(a) Fruity perfume.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Metallic scent.
(d) Bleach.

5. Who does Tony Makarios find inside the large warehouse he is led to?
(a) His teachers.
(b) Other children.
(c) His nanny.
(d) Scholarly elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lord of the western Gyptians forbid his people from doing?

2. In the darker image that Lord Asriel shows the group seated in the Retiring Room, the man in the foreground is bathed in bright light that appears to be emitted from where?

3. When Lyra is taken to a narrow boat captained by Ma Costa, the girl

4. Lyra believes her parents died in an airship accident, but what do Faa and Coram reveal to her about her father?

5. When Lyra bolts out of her hiding place in the Retiring Room to save Lord Asriel, what happens to the glass he is about to drink from?

(see the answer key)

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