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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lyra is able to answer all of the bear king's difficult questions by consulting
(a) Her daemon.
(b) The alethiometer.
(c) The witches.
(d) Her friend Iorek.

2. As the children escape from the compound, they see
(a) The Tartars taking Lyra away.
(b) Lee Scoresby dropping sacks of sand on the Tartars.
(c) Lee Scoresby deflating Mrs. Coulter's zeppelin.
(d) Mrs. Coulter sending a witch after Lyra.

3. What does Lyra learn about the ages of witches?
(a) They live hundreds of years.
(b) Nobody keeps track of a witch's age.
(c) They never die.
(d) A human year is equivalent to ten witch years.

4. When Lyra finds Tony Makarios in the fish house, whom does he ask about?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His daemon.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

5. When Lyra consults her alethiometer to see how the Bolvangar is being defended, she discovers that
(a) The region is separated by an icy moat.
(b) The area is guarded by armored bears.
(c) The station is surrounded by wire and guarded by Tartars.
(d) The entrance is protected by an electric field, and Gobblers patrol the area.

6. As Lyra and the bears hurry along on their mission, they are stopped first by witches and then by
(a) Mrs. Coulter's zeppelin firing upon them.
(b) Lord Asriel and his powerful army.
(c) Tartar soldiers and their warrior daemons.
(d) Gyptian fighters who try to take Lyra back.

7. Lyra meets three girls at the Bolvangar who tell her that when a child is taken, that child
(a) Returns with a scar across the abdomen.
(b) Comes back with two daemons.
(c) Never returns.
(d) Becomes a daemon.

8. At the Bolvangar, what lie does Mrs. Coulter tell Lyra about Dust?
(a) It is harvested for its mind-strengthening properties.
(b) It is evil and can infect daemons.
(c) She really does not know anything about it.
(d) It is used to cure diseases in children.

9. After Iorek becomes king, Lyra consults her alethiometer and discovers that Mrs. Coulter is
(a) Has captured Lee Scoresby and taken his hot air balloon.
(b) Headed to Svalgard in a zeppelin that is armed with guns.
(c) Plotting with the witches to recapture Lyra.
(d) Burning down the Bolvangar to hide the evidence.

10. After Tony dies, Lyra discovers that his fish had been taken by
(a) A Tartar to feed his sick friend.
(b) A child to feed his younger siblings.
(c) A polar bear to feed her cubs.
(d) A Gyptian to feed his dogs.

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

12. When Lyra tries giving her alethiometer to Lord Asriel, he
(a) Passes out.
(b) Shows no interest in it.
(c) Tells her it is evil.
(d) Gratefully takes it.

13. Serafina tells Lyra that she is in love with whom?
(a) Lee Scoresby.
(b) Lord Asriel.
(c) Iorek Birnbaum.
(d) Farder Coram.

14. At the canteen in the Bolvangar, Lyra drops a handkerchief when passing by her friend and manages to convey to him that they
(a) Must pretend they do not know each other.
(b) Should not talk to the other children.
(c) Need to talk to Mrs. Coulter immediately.
(d) Must overtake the adults the first chance they get.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Lyra discovered when she is hiding in the Bolvangar listening to the men in the conference room?

2. What does Lyra place in Tony's mouth before his body is cremated?

3. Who is Iofur Rakinson?

4. By the end of Chapter 20, Lyra has decided to take her alethiometer to

5. What does Lyra learn about male witches?

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