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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. What does Mrs. Coulter ask Lyra not to wear to the cocktail party she throws?
(a) Pearl necklace.
(b) Black jacket.
(c) White handbag.
(d) Broken watch.

2. At the institute library, Lyra is shown several items including a
(a) Harpoon.
(b) Hovercraft.
(c) Spacecraft.
(d) Spoon.

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

4. 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 Dust nearly killed him.
(d) How he met Mrs. Coulter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyra tells Iorek that the armor can be found where?

2. The Librarian and the Enquirer are members of the group of what?

3. Who does Tony Makarios find inside the large warehouse he is led to?

4. Jerry explains to Lyra that when a daemon finally settles,

5. What happened after Lord Asriel knocked the gun out of Mr. Coulter's hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Bolvangar?

5. 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?

6. Summarize the story Farder Coram tells about his encounter 40 years ago with a Lapland witch.

7. Describe Lyra's attempts to read the alethiometer in Chapter 9, particularly regarding Mr. de Ruyter, head of espionage.

8. On the boat ride, what does Tony tell Lyra about armored bears?

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

10. What is the Retiring Room?

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