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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. While Lyra hides with the Gyptians, what does Ma Costa recount to the girl about her father?
(a) The duel between Mr. Coulter and him.
(b) The day he discovered Dust.
(c) How he met Mrs. Coulter.
(d) How Dust nearly killed him.

2. What are Nalkainens?
(a) Guardians of the North.
(b) Abominable snowmen.
(c) A race of sea lions.
(d) Headless ghosts.

3. Colonel Carborne is the first man to do what?
(a) Cross the North Pole in a balloon.
(b) Find Dust at the North Pole.
(c) Reach the North Pole with a team of dogs.
(d) Decipher the magnetic nature of the North Pole.

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, Lyra is told that she will be traveling North as Mrs. Coulter's what?
(a) Student.
(b) Daemon groomer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Personal assistant.

5. Who does Tony Makarios find inside the large warehouse he is led to?
(a) Other children.
(b) His teachers.
(c) Scholarly elders.
(d) His nanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Retiring Room, what is Lord Asriel describing to the group seated around the table?

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

3. When Lyra reluctantly gives Mrs. Coulter a kiss on the cheek, what does she smell on the woman's skin?

4. Farder explains that one thing that makes witches unique is their

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Lyra feels at home with the Gyptians and begins talking like them, but Ma tells her she is not Gyptian. Summarize the dialogue Lyra and Ma have on this matter.

2. What happens to the journalist at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party?

3. What is the Bolvangar?

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

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

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

7. What is the Retiring Room?

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

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

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

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