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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. Kaisa is whose daemon?
(a) John Faa's.
(b) Serafina Pekkala's.
(c) Ma Costa's.
(d) Lee Scoresby's.

2. When Lyra's daemon tires of living in luxury with Mrs. Coulter, he tries to convince Lyra to
(a) Break expensive items.
(b) Run away.
(c) Pretend she is sick.
(d) Behave poorly.

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

4. At the cocktail party that Mrs. Coulter hosts, Lyra hears that her parents were
(a) A governor and governess.
(b) Esteemed humanitarians.
(c) Ruthless dictators.
(d) A count and countess.

5. In Chapter 2, when the Master enters the Retiring Room, Lyra notices that he immediately looks at the
(a) Wardrobe.
(b) Daemon.
(c) Table.
(d) Window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What daemon lands on the ship's deck when Lyra sees the city in the sky while observing the Aurora?

2. While they dine, what does Mrs. Coulter tell Lyra about bears' livers?

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

4. To prove to the Scholars that Dr. Grumman is dead, what does Lord Asriel show them?

5. The lord of the western Gyptians convinces his people to collect money and gather fighters for an expedition North to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lyra's encounter with a giant gray goose while she is on the deck of the ship looking at the Aurora.

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

3. Why does the Master want to see Lyra before she leaves the college with Mrs. Coulter?

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

5. What is the Bolvangar?

6. Describe Jordan College.

7. How does Lord Asriel convey power, one of the book's central themes?

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

9. How does Lyra feel after learning that Mrs. Coulter is her mother?

10. What happens to the men who try to abduct Lyra after she and Pan run away from Mrs. Coulter? What happens to their daemons?

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