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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. Iorek Byrnison is
(a) An armored bear.
(b) A Gobbler.
(c) A flightless witch.
(d) A Gyptian.

2. Tony Makarios, one of the children who has disappeared, had to
(a) Work as a spy for the Scholars.
(b) Steal food to eat.
(c) Help hide the Gyptians.
(d) Run errands for money.

3. With their boat, the Costas take Lyra to a meeting place that they call
(a) Zaal.
(b) Maale.
(c) Baar.
(d) Saare.

4. In the darker image that Lord Asriel shows the group seated in the Retiring Room, the man in the foreground is bathed in bright light that appears to be emitted from where?
(a) A dark cloud above him.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) His raised hand.
(d) The hut next to him.

5. Lyra believes her parents died in an airship accident, but what do Faa and Coram reveal to her about her father?
(a) He lives in India.
(b) He is Lord Asriel.
(c) He is hiding in South America.
(d) He is the Master.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyra learns from Gyptian leaders that in order to use her alethiometer, she needs to do what?

2. Who observes Tony Makarios while he eats his pie on the steps of an oratory?

3. In the opening chapter, when Lord Asriel enters the Retiring Room, he sends the Butler out to get what?

4. Lord Asriel is said to look like what when he yawns?

5. Faa and Coram explain to Lyra that her father had fallen in love with a

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mrs. Coulter react when Lyra first mentions Dust to her while making a comparison to electron particles?

4. On the narrow boat, how do the Gyptians keep Lyra safe from the searching police?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe how Mrs. Coulter manages to convince Lyra not to wear her white handbag to the cocktail party.

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