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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. Lyra's closest friend is a
(a) Errand boy.
(b) Gardening assistant.
(c) Kitchen helper.
(d) Stable hand.

2. When Lyra bolts out of her hiding place in the Retiring Room to save Lord Asriel, what happens to the glass he is about to drink from?
(a) It spills caustic liquid all over his suit.
(b) It falls to the floor and shatters.
(c) Lyra takes it and smashes it against the wall.
(d) Lyra dumps its contents into the sink.

3. In the opening chapter, when Lord Asriel enters the Retiring Room, he sends the Butler out to get what?
(a) A fountain pen and his journal.
(b) A looking glass and a periodical.
(c) A tray and a decanter.
(d) A screen and a projecting lantern.

4. What happens to the two men who are abducting Lyra as they bind her legs and hands?
(a) They are killed by arrows.
(b) Both fall into the canal.
(c) Both die of heart attacks.
(d) They are arrested by police.

5. The golden compass has the ability to do what?
(a) Map out coordinates.
(b) Return to its owner.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Erase memories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Butler and the Master enter the Retiring Room, what does the Butler pour for Lord Asriel?

3. What is a photogram?

4. Who is Adele Starminster?

5. To conceal Lyra from the daemons of the police who are searching for her, the Costas hide her in their boat in a secret compartment made of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Jordan College.

4. While Lyra travels on the narrow boat with the Gyptians, what type of work does she do for Ma Costa and the others?

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

7. What is the Bolvangar?

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

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

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

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