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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What daemons do the Sibirirsk regiments have?
(a) Polar bears.
(b) Snow leopards.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Reindeer.

3. When the daemons escape from the Bolvangar, why is the alarm not heard?
(a) It is set to "Silent Mode."
(b) The daemons disengaged it.
(c) It sounds, but nobody recognizes it.
(d) It is drowned out by the fire alarm.

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

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

6. Lee Scoresby explains to Lyra that to get to Svalbard, one would need a
(a) Large boat.
(b) Hot-air balloon.
(c) Snowmobile.
(d) Zeppelin.

7. What does Mrs. Coulter determine resulted in the escape of the daemons from the Bolvangar?
(a) A witch's spell.
(b) The daemons' cunning.
(c) An outside force.
(d) Sleeping guards.

8. When Lyra meets the bear king, she notices that he has a doll that resembles whom?
(a) Serafina.
(b) Lyra.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) Ma Costa.

9. While being held captive by the bears, Lyra consults her alethiometer using light provided by
(a) The small opening high above her.
(b) The faint glow of her wristwatch.
(c) Small clumps of glowing Dust.
(d) Her daemon who takes on the form of a firefly.

10. By the end of Chapter 20, Lyra has decided to take her alethiometer to
(a) Lee Scoresby.
(b) Serafina.
(c) Lord Asriel.
(d) Mrs. Coulter.

11. Serafina tells Lyra that the Oblation Board is funded by the
(a) Church.
(b) Gobblers.
(c) Foundation.
(d) Tartars.

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

13. Scoresby tells Serafina that he will not participate in war because
(a) He has been paid for transportation only, not war.
(b) It is against his religious philosophy.
(c) He refuses to take sides.
(d) He is a trader and a teacher, not a soldier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyra is able to answer all of the bear king's difficult questions by consulting

2. After Tony dies, Lyra discovers that his fish had been taken by

3. When Lyra finds Tony Makarios in the fish house, whom does he ask about?

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

5. At the Bolvangar, Lyra asks about the battle. She is told that it

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