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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Coram's daemon is named what?
(a) Swedalex.
(b) Sophonax.
(c) Sofiane.
(d) Sulferish.

3. What daemon lands on the ship's deck when Lyra sees the city in the sky while observing the Aurora?
(a) Sea gull.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Goose.
(d) Sparrow.

4. When Lyra makes a statement regarding electrons and Dust, Mrs. Coulter's daemon becomes what?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Bored.
(d) Delirious.

5. While Lyra hides with the Gyptians, what does Ma Costa recount to the girl about her father?
(a) How Dust nearly killed him.
(b) The duel between Mr. Coulter and him.
(c) The day he discovered Dust.
(d) How he met Mrs. Coulter.

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

7. What happens to the two men who are abducting Lyra as they bind her legs and hands?
(a) They are killed by arrows.
(b) Both die of heart attacks.
(c) They are arrested by police.
(d) Both fall into the canal.

8. When Mrs. Coulter asks Lyra where she learned about Dust, the girl lies, saying that she
(a) Overheard Scholars talk about it.
(b) Heard school friends mention it.
(c) Read about it in a book.
(d) Saw a filmstrip about it at school.

9. After running away from Mrs. Coulter, Lyra wanders through London before stopping at a stall to buy what?
(a) Tea and biscuits.
(b) Coffee and a ham sandwich.
(c) Milk and cookies.
(d) Ginger ale and a tomato sandwich.

10. What happened after Lord Asriel knocked the gun out of Mr. Coulter's hand?
(a) Coulter sprayed Asriel with Dust.
(b) Coulter's wife screamed.
(c) Asriel saw Mrs. Coulter for the first time.
(d) Asriel shot Coulter.

11. Coram's daemon is a
(a) Cat.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Fox.
(d) Dog.

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

13. Kaisa tells Farder Coram that
(a) The whereabouts of the children are unknown.
(b) The Oblation Board is planning a siege.
(c) Her mistress will not help him.
(d) Not all clans will assist his efforts.

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

15. Iorek Byrnison is
(a) A flightless witch.
(b) A Gobbler.
(c) An armored bear.
(d) A Gyptian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Coulter is a member of

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

3. What does Mrs. Coulter ask Lyra not to wear to the cocktail party she throws?

4. When Faa and Coram speak to Lyra, why is she frightened at first?

5. When Lyra refuses Mrs. Coulter's request and insists on wearing the banned item to the cocktail party, what happens to her daemon?

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