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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 consults her alethiometer to see how the Bolvangar is being defended, she discovers that
(a) The station is surrounded by wire and guarded by Tartars.
(b) The region is separated by an icy moat.
(c) The area is guarded by armored bears.
(d) The entrance is protected by an electric field, and Gobblers patrol the area.

2. After being awakened by Thorold at Lord Asriel's house, Lyra learns that Asriel has taken
(a) Her alethiometer.
(b) Iorek.
(c) Roger.
(d) Her daemon.

3. After the bears capture Lyra, they throw her into a
(a) Dark cell.
(b) Slippery pit.
(c) Deep canyon.
(d) Narrow crevice.

4. 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
(a) Scholar.
(b) Missing child.
(c) Guard killed in action.
(d) Gobbler.

5. What daemons do the Sibirirsk regiments have?
(a) Polar bears.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Reindeer.
(d) Snow leopards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lyra create an explosion in the compound's kitchen when she escapes from Mrs. Coulter?

2. When Lyra is kidnapped and taken to the Bolvangar, who does she tell everyone she is?

3. While pursuing Lord Asriel, Lyra and Iorek reach a bridge where they are forced to

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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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