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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. The gentleman who pays for Lyra's items at the food stall offers her something she refuses. What does he offer her?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Candy.
(d) Brandy.

2. Lord Asriel is the epitome of
(a) Whimsy.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Power.
(d) Humility.

3. When Mrs. Coulter asks Lyra where she learned about Dust, the girl lies, saying that she
(a) Saw a filmstrip about it at school.
(b) Heard school friends mention it.
(c) Overheard Scholars talk about it.
(d) Read about it in a book.

4. When Lyra is hiding with the Gyptians and uses the alethiometer in an attempt to see what Mrs. Coulter is doing, one of the symbols the needle stops at is the
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Cheetah.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Elephant.

5. Coram tells Lyra that the alethiometer decoder book can be found where?
(a) Heidelberg.
(b) Salzburg.
(c) Zagreb.
(d) Beograd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the king of the Gyptians?

2. When the stranger who buys Lyra food in the streets of London asks about her father, what does she say?

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

4. After running away from Mrs. Coulter, Lyra wanders through London before stopping at a stall to buy what?

5. Lyra believes her parents died in an airship accident, but what do Faa and Coram reveal to her about her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the games Lyra plays with her friend Roger.

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

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

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

5. Describe Lyra's and Lord Asriel's daemons.

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

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

8. After the Scholars enter the Retiring Room, what does Lyra overhear while she remains hidden in the wardrobe?

9. As Lyra rides with the Gyptians on a narrow boat captained by Ma Costa, what does Tony Costa say about the missing children?

10. What do John Faa and Farder Coram explain to Lyra about her parents?

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