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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Coulter thinks she is opening a tin containing the alethiometer, but instead, the spy-fly comes out and attacks
(a) Every daemon it encounters.
(b) The men in the conference room.
(c) Lyra and her daemon.
(d) Mrs. Coulter and her daemon.

2. Who is Iofur Rakinson?
(a) Servant of Lord Asriel.
(b) Mentor of John Faa.
(c) King of the bears.
(d) Leader of the Tartars.

3. At the Bolvangar, when Mrs. Coulter asks Lyra about the girl's disappearance in London, what story does Lyra fabricate?
(a) Lord Asriel told her she was in danger and then took her away.
(b) The last thing she remembers was falling into a canal.
(c) The police kidnapped and imprisoned her for weeks.
(d) A couple took her, and then Gobblers captured her.

4. After being awakened by Thorold at Lord Asriel's house, Lyra learns that Asriel has taken
(a) Iorek.
(b) Her daemon.
(c) Her alethiometer.
(d) Roger.

5. What does Lyra place in Tony's mouth before his body is cremated?
(a) Pouch of poppy seeds.
(b) Gold coin.
(c) Note she wrote.
(d) Licorice piece.

6. When the children escape the compound, how do they attack the Tartar guards?
(a) Sending their daemons to ambush the guards.
(b) Using forks and other kitchen utensils.
(c) Calling upon Dust to overwhelm the guards.
(d) Throwing snowballs at their eyes.

7. When Iorek and Lyra reach the village near the Bolvangar, they are met by what?
(a) Honking geese and a child with a book.
(b) Howling dogs and a man with a rifle.
(c) Polar bears and a woman with an electron gun.
(d) Baby seals and a girl with a sled.

8. What does Lyra learn about male witches?
(a) They do not live as long as female witches do.
(b) There are none.
(c) They cannot fly.
(d) They have weak powers.

9. After consulting her alethiometer while imprisoned by the bears, Lyra learns that someone is coming to rescue her. Who?
(a) Mrs. Coulter.
(b) Lord Asriel.
(c) Serafina.
(d) Iorek.

10. How is Lyra discovered when she is hiding in the Bolvangar listening to the men in the conference room?
(a) She falls through the ceiling.
(b) Her foot slips and makes a noise.
(c) She sneezes.
(d) The men's daemons find her.

11. After the bears capture Lyra, they throw her into a
(a) Dark cell.
(b) Narrow crevice.
(c) Deep canyon.
(d) Slippery pit.

12. When Lyra and Roger meet with Lord Asriel in his elegant home atop a high crag, what does Roger tell Lyra?
(a) He has lost his daemon.
(b) Mrs. Coulter is ten times scarier than Lord Asriel.
(c) He is happy to be in such a comfortable house.
(d) He is afraid of Lord Asriel.

13. When Lyra is kidnapped and taken to the Bolvangar, who does she tell everyone she is?
(a) Emily Asriel.
(b) Betty Sue Coulter.
(c) Lizzie Brooks.
(d) Sara Smith.

14. From her hiding place in the Bolvangar, Lyra hears Mrs. Coulter talk about a new separating machine with a blade made of
(a) Manganese and titanium.
(b) Aluminum and cobalt.
(c) Gold and silver.
(d) Lead and copper.

15. At the Bolvangar, Lyra asks about the battle. She is told that it
(a) Already ended, and the Gyptians won.
(b) Was just a bad nightmare she had.
(c) Is none of her concern.
(d) Is a silly thing grownups like to engage in.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyra tries giving her alethiometer to Lord Asriel, he

2. After waking up and finding that Lord Asriel is gone, Lyra and a group of bears take off to

3. What does Lyra learn about the ages of witches?

4. While being held by the bears, Lyra remembers that more than anything in the world, the bear king wants

5. At the Bolvangar, what lie does Mrs. Coulter tell Lyra about Dust?

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