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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. 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 Tartar to feed his sick friend.
(d) A polar bear to feed her cubs.

2. While being held captive by the bears, Lyra consults her alethiometer using light provided by
(a) Her daemon who takes on the form of a firefly.
(b) Small clumps of glowing Dust.
(c) The small opening high above her.
(d) The faint glow of her wristwatch.

3. Serafina tells Lyra that she is in love with whom?
(a) Farder Coram.
(b) Lord Asriel.
(c) Lee Scoresby.
(d) Iorek Birnbaum.

4. When Lyra and Roger meet with Lord Asriel in his elegant home atop a high crag, what does Roger tell Lyra?
(a) Mrs. Coulter is ten times scarier than Lord Asriel.
(b) He has lost his daemon.
(c) He is afraid of Lord Asriel.
(d) He is happy to be in such a comfortable house.

5. From her hiding place in the Bolvangar, Lyra hears Mrs. Coulter talk about a new separating machine with a blade made of
(a) Aluminum and cobalt.
(b) Lead and copper.
(c) Gold and silver.
(d) Manganese and titanium.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While being held by the bears, Lyra remembers that more than anything in the world, the bear king wants

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

4. Lord Asriel tells Lyra that the Magisterium decided that Dust was the result of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways is the Bolvangar similar to a school?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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 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?

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