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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lyra's hood is removed by her kidnappers, who addresses her?
(a) A man speaking broken English asks her name.
(b) A Gobbler threatens her.
(c) A woman with a cackling voice laughs at her.
(d) Mrs. Coulter talks to her disapprovingly.

3. How do the bears, accompanied by Lyra, fight against their attackers in Chapter 22?
(a) By calling upon other animals for help.
(b) With their sharp teeth.
(c) Using powerful laser beams.
(d) With a fire thrower.

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

5. When the kidnappers take Lyra to the Bolvangar, who pays them?
(a) A nurse named Sister Clara.
(b) Lord Asriel.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) A man who appears to be a Scholar.

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

7. Iorek was exiled from Svalbard for what?
(a) Losing an important battle.
(b) Insulting the leader.
(c) Losing his armor.
(d) Killing a bear.

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

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

10. When Lyra is taken to the canteen at the Bolvangar, whom does she see?
(a) Tony.
(b) Lee.
(c) Roger.
(d) Faa.

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

12. In Chapter 16, who saves Lyra from being separated from her daemon?
(a) Roger.
(b) Billy Costa.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) Lord Asriel.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyra consults her alethiometer to see how the Bolvangar is being defended, she discovers that

2. How does Lyra create an explosion in the compound's kitchen when she escapes from Mrs. Coulter?

3. Serafina tells Lyra that the Oblation Board is funded by the

4. As the new king of the bears, what does Iorek Byrnison order regarding human prisoners?

5. While pursuing Lord Asriel, Lyra and Iorek reach a bridge where they are forced to

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