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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. While learning about electrons, Lyra tells Mrs. Coulter that these particles are
(a) Magnetically attracted to Dust.
(b) Repelled by Dust.
(c) Nothing like Dust.
(d) Similar to Dust.

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

3. Who observes Tony Makarios while he eats his pie on the steps of an oratory?
(a) A handsome young man with sandy blonde hair.
(b) An attractive young woman with dark hair.
(c) A distinguished elderly woman with gray hair.
(d) An aristocratic elderly man with graying hair.

4. Who is Adele Starminster?
(a) Journalist from Oxford.
(b) Musician from Cambridge.
(c) Professor from Cambridge.
(d) Scientist from Oxford.

5. When Lyra and Roger explore the underground regions of the college and enter a crypt, they find coffins with
(a) Daemon corpses.
(b) The word "Dust" written on each.
(c) Past Masters inside.
(d) Nothing inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyra overhears a whispered conversation between the Master and the Librarian, she learns that they are trying to do what to Lord Asriel?

2. Colonel Carborne is the first man to do what?

3. Why can't Lyra join the Gyptians in their rescue effort?

4. To conceal Lyra from the daemons of the police who are searching for her, the Costas hide her in their boat in a secret compartment made of what?

5. After Lord Asriel tells Lyra that he has received funding for his next expedition, she asks to go with him. What does he say?

(see the answer key)

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