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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. Scoresby tells Serafina that he will not participate in war because
(a) He has been paid for transportation only, not war.
(b) He refuses to take sides.
(c) It is against his religious philosophy.
(d) He is a trader and a teacher, not a soldier.

2. What does Lyra place in Tony's mouth before his body is cremated?
(a) Note she wrote.
(b) Licorice piece.
(c) Pouch of poppy seeds.
(d) Gold coin.

3. After consulting her alethiometer while imprisoned by the bears, Lyra learns that someone is coming to rescue her. Who?
(a) Lord Asriel.
(b) Serafina.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) Iorek.

4. How do the bears, accompanied by Lyra, fight against their attackers in Chapter 22?
(a) Using powerful laser beams.
(b) With a fire thrower.
(c) By calling upon other animals for help.
(d) With their sharp teeth.

5. When the children escape the compound, how do they attack the Tartar guards?
(a) Using forks and other kitchen utensils.
(b) Sending their daemons to ambush the guards.
(c) Calling upon Dust to overwhelm the guards.
(d) Throwing snowballs at their eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tony dies, Lyra discovers that his fish had been taken by

2. What does Iofur do after noticing Iorek's injury suffered in battle?

3. When Lyra consults her alethiometer to see how the Bolvangar is being defended, she discovers that

4. How does Lyra create a distraction at the Bolvangar during a fire drill?

5. When the alethiometer tells Lyra that there is a ghost in a village near the Bolvangar, she thinks the ghost may be that of a

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As children line up to get hot drinks at the canteen at the Bolvangar, what does Lyra reveal to them about her escape plan?

3. Why does Iorek take Lyra to the village near the Bolvangar?

4. Summarize what Lyra overhears of the conversation about escaped daemons between Mrs. Coulter and the men in the conference room.

5. What is the outcome of the battle between Iorek and Iofur?

6. When Lyra is with Mrs. Coulter at the Bolvangar, she realizes she is safe only as long as she pretends to know very little of what is actually going on. What does Lyra tell Coulter to throw her off track?

7. 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?

8. After Lyra and Roger go to Lord Asriel's residence in the North, what does Roger say to Lyra about the man?

9. When Lyra consults her alethiometer under the insistence of John Faa to learn more about the Bolvangar, what details does she reveal?

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

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