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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. When Lyra's hood is removed by her kidnappers, who addresses her?
(a) A Gobbler threatens her.
(b) Mrs. Coulter talks to her disapprovingly.
(c) A woman with a cackling voice laughs at her.
(d) A man speaking broken English asks her name.

2. At the Bolvangar, Lyra asks about the battle. She is told that it
(a) Was just a bad nightmare she had.
(b) Already ended, and the Gyptians won.
(c) Is none of her concern.
(d) Is a silly thing grownups like to engage in.

3. When Lyra is captured in battle and a hood is placed over her head, her daemon serves as her eyes. What does he tell her that he sees?
(a) She is being taken to the fish hut.
(b) She is one of thousands of children being whisked away.
(c) Her kidnappers appear to be Tartars.
(d) Witches have whisked Lyra away.

4. When Lyra asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, she tells the girl that Asriel will not return to the college because
(a) There is a good chance he will not live long enough to return.
(b) The Scholars have forbidden him from returning.
(c) There is work to be done in other worlds.
(d) The Scholars have betrayed him.

5. By the end of Chapter 20, Lyra has decided to take her alethiometer to
(a) Lee Scoresby.
(b) Serafina.
(c) Lord Asriel.
(d) Mrs. Coulter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scoresby tells Serafina that he will not participate in war because

2. In Chapter 16, who saves Lyra from being separated from her daemon?

3. When Lyra tries giving her alethiometer to Lord Asriel, he

4. When Lyra finds Tony Makarios in the fish house, whom does he ask about?

5. Iorek was exiled from Svalbard for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Lyra and Mrs. Coulter are reunited at the Bolvangar, what does the woman tell the girl about Dust?

3. Describe the battle that interrupts Lyra, Iorek, and the other bears as they chase after the tracks made by Lord Asriel's sledge.

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. Right before the battle between Iorek and Iofur, Lyra asks to meet and speak with Iorek. Why does she do this?

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

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