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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, where are the children escorted to after they write letters?
(a) An airship that takes them to an island.
(b) A vessel that takes them to sea.
(c) An airship that transports them to a sky port.
(d) A vessel that transports them to the tropics.

5. In Chapter 6, the reader learns that when a daemon is hurt, its master feels
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pain.
(c) Rage.
(d) Guilt.

6. What are Nalkainens?
(a) Headless ghosts.
(b) Abominable snowmen.
(c) A race of sea lions.
(d) Guardians of the North.

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

8. When the Butler and the Master enter the Retiring Room, what does the Butler pour for Lord Asriel?
(a) Tokay.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Sake.
(d) Chardonnay.

9. The gentleman who pays for Lyra's items at the food stall offers her something she refuses. What does he offer her?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Candy.
(d) Brandy.

10. What important skill does Lyra learn from Jerry the seaman?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Gambling.

11. In the opening chapter, when Lord Asriel enters the Retiring Room, he sends the Butler out to get what?
(a) A tray and a decanter.
(b) A screen and a projecting lantern.
(c) A looking glass and a periodical.
(d) A fountain pen and his journal.

12. 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) Ostrich.
(d) Cheetah.

13. Farder Coram is a
(a) Double agent.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Secret Scholar.
(d) Seer.

14. When Lyra overhears a whispered conversation between the Master and the Librarian, she learns that they are trying to do what to Lord Asriel?
(a) Bring him to his senses.
(b) Kick him out.
(c) Humiliate him.
(d) Kill him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What happens when Lyra and Roger enter the cellars where Tokay and wines are kept?

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

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

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