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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lyra call her daemon affectionately?
(a) Tout.
(b) Pan.
(c) Tumi.
(d) Palt.

3. Lord Asriel is said to look like what when he yawns?
(a) Lion.
(b) Chimp.
(c) Bear.
(d) Dog.

4. Who had served as Lyra's nurse and caregiver when she was a young child?
(a) Ma Costa.
(b) Dame Pantalaimon.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) Adele Starminster.

5. In the Retiring Room, what is Lord Asriel describing to the group seated around the table?
(a) His position at the rectory.
(b) His friendship with the Master.
(c) His exploration to the North.
(d) His theory on daemons.

6. Who are Barnard and Stokes?
(a) Renowned inventors.
(b) Renegade theologians.
(c) Assassins.
(d) Spies.

7. Tony Makarios, one of the children who has disappeared, had to
(a) Steal food to eat.
(b) Run errands for money.
(c) Work as a spy for the Scholars.
(d) Help hide the Gyptians.

8. When Lyra is hiding with the Gyptians and uses the alethiometer in an attempt to see what Mrs. Coulter is doing, one of the symbols the needle stops at is the
(a) Zebra.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Cheetah.
(d) Ostrich.

9. How does Lyra feel about Mrs. Coulter being her mother?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Enraged.

10. Lyra's closest friend is a
(a) Stable hand.
(b) Errand boy.
(c) Kitchen helper.
(d) Gardening assistant.

11. 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) An aristocratic elderly man with graying hair.
(d) A distinguished elderly woman with gray hair.

12. The Librarian and the Enquirer are members of the group of what?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Lectors.
(c) Inquisitors.
(d) Administrators.

13. When Lyra first sits down with Faa and Coram, what do they ask her to do?
(a) Eat and rest before traveling to the North.
(b) Tell no one what she knows about Dust.
(c) Tell them about Mrs. Coulter and the Gobblers.
(d) Remain with the Gyptians until they tell her otherwise.

14. When Lyra refuses Mrs. Coulter's request and insists on wearing the banned item to the cocktail party, what happens to her daemon?
(a) It unexpectedly grows weak and faints.
(b) It gets pinned to the ground by Mrs. Coulter's daemon.
(c) It stomps off in anger.
(d) It goes crazy and attacks Mrs. Coulter.

15. Why can't Lyra join the Gyptians in their rescue effort?
(a) She is needed by Ma Costa.
(b) She is too young.
(c) Her golden compass might give away their location.
(d) Women are not allowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What daemon lands on the ship's deck when Lyra sees the city in the sky while observing the Aurora?

2. What happens to the two men who are abducting Lyra as they bind her legs and hands?

3. Mrs. Coulter claims she has been to the North several times as a member of the

4. When Lyra enters the forbidden Retiring Room, what form does her daemon take?

5. In the Retiring Room, what is served after dinner to "clarify the mind and stimulate the tongue"?

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