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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Butler and the Master enter the Retiring Room, what does the Butler pour for Lord Asriel?
(a) Tokay.
(b) Chardonnay.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Sake.

2. One of the pictures on the golden compass is of a what?
(a) Chameleon.
(b) Iguana.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Frog.

3. When Lyra overhears a whispered conversation between the Master and the Librarian, she learns that they are trying to do what to Lord Asriel?
(a) Bring him to his senses.
(b) Kick him out.
(c) Humiliate him.
(d) Kill him.

4. What happened after Lord Asriel knocked the gun out of Mr. Coulter's hand?
(a) Coulter's wife screamed.
(b) Asriel saw Mrs. Coulter for the first time.
(c) Asriel shot Coulter.
(d) Coulter sprayed Asriel with Dust.

5. What does Kaisa tell Lyra about Lord Asriel and Dust?
(a) He is the one who actually discovered Dust.
(b) He does not yet know the real nature of Dust.
(c) He wants to sell Dust to the Gobblers for profit.
(d) He is trying to use Dust to find a bridge between dimensions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overhearing a group of men at the cocktail party hosted by Mrs. Coulter, Lyra learns that Dust particles are attracted to

2. When Lyra bolts out of her hiding place in the Retiring Room to save Lord Asriel, what happens to the glass he is about to drink from?

3. When Lyra first sits down with Faa and Coram, what do they ask her to do?

4. What does Lyra's new friend, a seaman named Jerry, tell her is a good cure for seasickness?

5. Tony Makarios, one of the children who has disappeared, had to

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the objects Lyra is shown at the library of the Royal Arctic Institute.

2. In her hiding place in the Retiring Room, Lyra eventually falls asleep. What does Lord Asriel talk about with Lyra after he wakes her up?

3. When Pan swims with dolphins, what does Lyra's new friend, Jerry the seaman, tell her about daemons finally settling?

4. Describe Farder Coram's daemon as seen through Lyra's eyes.

5. In Chapter 3, children of the region are going missing. What is happening to them?

6. Describe what can be seen in the darker reproductions of the slides Lord Asriel shows the Scholars in the Retiring Room.

7. Why is Lyra excited about leaving the college and going with Mrs. Coulter?

8. Lord Asriel is describing to a group of Scholars the expedition he just took to the North. What were the goals of that expedition?

9. Describe Lord Asriel's reaction when Lyra bolts out of the wardrobe in the Retiring Room.

10. While Lyra and Roger explore underground passages at Jordan College, they enter a crypt. What do they find there?

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