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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kaisa tell Lyra about Lord Asriel and Dust?
(a) He is trying to use Dust to find a bridge between dimensions.
(b) He is the one who actually discovered Dust.
(c) He does not yet know the real nature of Dust.
(d) He wants to sell Dust to the Gobblers for profit.

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

3. While Lyra and her daemon are exploring in the Retiring Room, they hear someone approach. Where do they hide?
(a) Inside a mahogany chest.
(b) Behind an oak desk.
(c) Inside an oak trunk.
(d) Behind a mahogany armchair.

4. 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 stomps off in anger.
(b) It gets pinned to the ground by Mrs. Coulter's daemon.
(c) It goes crazy and attacks Mrs. Coulter.
(d) It unexpectedly grows weak and faints.

5. At the institute library, Lyra is shown several items including a
(a) Hovercraft.
(b) Harpoon.
(c) Spacecraft.
(d) Spoon.

6. Dr. Broken Arrow is a Skraeling who mapped what?
(a) Ocean currents.
(b) Iceberg locations.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) Wind patterns.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Coram tells Lyra that the alethiometer decoder book can be found where?
(a) Heidelberg.
(b) Zagreb.
(c) Salzburg.
(d) Beograd.

10. On the side of the golden compass, what does Lyra find?
(a) Three winding wheels.
(b) Three square buttons.
(c) Four small levers.
(d) Four tiny locks.

11. Lyra believes her parents died in an airship accident, but what do Faa and Coram reveal to her about her father?
(a) He lives in India.
(b) He is the Master.
(c) He is hiding in South America.
(d) He is Lord Asriel.

12. To prove to the Scholars that Dr. Grumman is dead, what does Lord Asriel show them?
(a) Scalped head of Dr. Grumman.
(b) Photo of Dr. Grumman's tombstone.
(c) Dr. Grumman's death certificate.
(d) Dr. Grumman's daemon.

13. Who is Thorold?
(a) Lord Asriel's mentor.
(b) Lord Asriel's manservant.
(c) The Master's manservant.
(d) The Master's mentor.

14. Farder explains that one thing that makes witches unique is their
(a) Ability to survive sword wounds.
(b) Ability to separate from daemons.
(c) Knack for shifting shapes.
(d) Knack for making Dust disappear.

15. In Chapter 8, when Lyra sees airships in the sky, she knows that
(a) They are transporting Scholars to London.
(b) The search for her continues.
(c) The Gyptians plan to overtake one.
(d) The expedition is headed to the North.

Short Answer Questions

1. While riding on the zeppelin with Mrs. Coulter, Lyra feels what?

2. At the cocktail party hosted by Mrs. Coulter, Lyra hears a group of men say that the name for Dust is what?

3. Lyra and her friends overhear Ma Costa yelling at a horse trader about the disappearance of her

4. How does Lyra pinpoint the location of the bear's armor?

5. When Lyra makes a statement regarding electrons and Dust, Mrs. Coulter's daemon becomes what?

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