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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 finds Tony Makarios in the fish house, whom does he ask about?
(a) His sister.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His daemon.
(d) His mother.

2. When Lyra tries giving her alethiometer to Lord Asriel, he
(a) Shows no interest in it.
(b) Passes out.
(c) Tells her it is evil.
(d) Gratefully takes it.

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

4. Lee Scoresby explains to Lyra that to get to Svalbard, one would need a
(a) Snowmobile.
(b) Large boat.
(c) Zeppelin.
(d) Hot-air balloon.

5. At the Bolvangar, Billy Costa tells Lyra about a hiding place in the
(a) Basement.
(b) Pantry.
(c) Closet.
(d) Ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. While they are talking at Lord Asriel's home in the North, Asriel tells Lyra that Dust is

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

3. After consulting her alethiometer while imprisoned by the bears, Lyra learns that someone is coming to rescue her. Who?

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

5. How does Lyra create a distraction at the Bolvangar during a fire drill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. As children line up to get hot drinks at the canteen at the Bolvangar, what does Lyra reveal to them about her escape plan?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

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