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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. As the new king of the bears, what does Iorek Byrnison order regarding human prisoners?
(a) Their execution.
(b) That they be banished.
(c) That they be given fair trials.
(d) Their release.

2. Lyra is able to answer all of the bear king's difficult questions by consulting
(a) Her daemon.
(b) The witches.
(c) The alethiometer.
(d) Her friend Iorek.

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

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

5. While they are talking at Lord Asriel's home in the North, Asriel tells Lyra that Dust is
(a) Sacred and should not be tampered with.
(b) The reason for his breakup with Mrs. Coulter.
(c) What makes the alethiometer work.
(d) What gives witches their long lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. While being held captive by the bears, Lyra consults her alethiometer using light provided by

2. When Lyra sees hundreds of tiny black objects up in the sky, Iorek tells her they are

3. When Lyra asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, she tells the girl that Asriel will not return to the college because

4. When the children escape the compound, how do they attack the Tartar guards?

5. Lyra and Iorek follow Lord Asriel's sledge tracks but stop at a bridge. Why?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Thorold wakes up Lyra at Lord Asriel's residence in the North, he is concerned. What does he tell her?

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

9. 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?

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

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