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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 the kidnappers take Lyra to the Bolvangar, who pays them?
(a) Lord Asriel.
(b) Mrs. Coulter.
(c) A nurse named Sister Clara.
(d) A man who appears to be a Scholar.

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

3. After Iorek becomes king, Lyra consults her alethiometer and discovers that Mrs. Coulter is
(a) Burning down the Bolvangar to hide the evidence.
(b) Has captured Lee Scoresby and taken his hot air balloon.
(c) Headed to Svalgard in a zeppelin that is armed with guns.
(d) Plotting with the witches to recapture Lyra.

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

5. When Lyra is taken to the canteen at the Bolvangar, whom does she see?
(a) Tony.
(b) Lee.
(c) Roger.
(d) Faa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What daemons do the Sibirirsk regiments have?

2. As the children escape from the compound, they see

3. At the canteen in the Bolvangar, Lyra drops a handkerchief when passing by her friend and manages to convey to him that they

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

5. At the Bolvangar, Billy Costa tells Lyra about a hiding place in the

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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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