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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lord Asriel tells Lyra that the Magisterium decided that Dust was the result of what?
(a) Original sin.
(b) An experiment gone haywire.
(c) Sorcery and witchcraft.
(d) Colliding magnetic fields.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Mrs. Coulter sending a witch after Lyra.
(d) Lee Scoresby deflating Mrs. Coulter's zeppelin.

10. How does Lyra create a distraction at the Bolvangar during a fire drill?
(a) Starts a giant snowball fight.
(b) Attacks a polar bear guard.
(c) Releases the guard dogs.
(d) Gets daemons to pretend they are fighting.

11. When Lyra is captured in battle and a hood is placed over her head, her daemon serves as her eyes. What does he tell her that he sees?
(a) She is one of thousands of children being whisked away.
(b) Her kidnappers appear to be Tartars.
(c) Witches have whisked Lyra away.
(d) She is being taken to the fish hut.

12. 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) Gold and silver.
(d) Manganese and titanium.

13. 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.

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

15. In the fight between Iorek and Iofur, Iorek is soon injured where?
(a) Lower back.
(b) Left eye.
(c) Left paw.
(d) Right side.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the children escape the compound, how do they attack the Tartar guards?

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

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

4. After the battle between the two bears is over, Lyra is reunited with

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

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