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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 Iofur do after noticing Iorek's injury suffered in battle?
(a) Taunts him.
(b) Defeats him.
(c) Gets him medical attention.
(d) Allows him to rest a minute.

2. After Tony dies, Lyra discovers that his fish had been taken by
(a) A Gyptian to feed his dogs.
(b) A child to feed his younger siblings.
(c) A polar bear to feed her cubs.
(d) A Tartar to feed his sick friend.

3. When Lyra is taken to the canteen at the Bolvangar, whom does she see?
(a) Roger.
(b) Lee.
(c) Faa.
(d) Tony.

4. At the Bolvangar, how do Lyra and her friend exchange information without getting caught?
(a) By communicating telepathically.
(b) Through Lyra's alethiometer.
(c) Through their daemons.
(d) By passing notes.

5. In the fight between Iorek and Iofur, Iorek is soon injured where?
(a) Lower back.
(b) Left paw.
(c) Right side.
(d) Left eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iorek and Lyra reach the village near the Bolvangar, they are met by what?

2. At the Bolvangar, Lyra asks about the battle. She is told that it

3. What does Lyra learn about the ages of witches?

4. As Lyra and the bears hurry along on their mission, they are stopped first by witches and then by

5. Lyra meets three girls at the Bolvangar who tell her that when a child is taken, that child

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Serafina say when Lyra asks her if she loved Farder Coram?

2. When Lyra is imprisoned by the armored bears, she reads her alethiometer with help from Pan, who transforms himself into a firefly. What information does the alethiometer reveal?

3. What happens after Lyra learns that Tony Makarios, the daemonless child she retrieves, is dead?

4. Describe the prison where Lord Asriel is kept in the North.

5. When Lyra and the Gyptians are attacked by surprise in the North, Lyra is abducted. Who takes her, and where do they go?

6. At the Bolvangar, how does Lyra contact Roger without attracting attention?

7. Which characters serve as Lyra's motherly and fatherly figures?

8. At the Bolvangar, what do the three girls who wake Lyra up tell her about what goes on there?

9. Lyra is traveling in Scoresby's balloon. When Lyra asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, what does the witch, who is flying next to the balloon, explain?

10. While Lyra is imprisoned in the armored bears' palace, what does she learn about the king bear from a fellow prisoner?

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