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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyra and Roger explore the underground regions of the college and enter a crypt, they find coffins with

2. In London, when the pair is not socializing, Mrs. Coulter teaches Lyra

3. The person who watches Tony Makarios eat his pie asks him if he wants what?

4. To conceal Lyra from the daemons of the police who are searching for her, the Costas hide her in their boat in a secret compartment made of what?

5. What important skill does Lyra learn from Jerry the seaman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lyra feels at home with the Gyptians and begins talking like them, but Ma tells her she is not Gyptian. Summarize the dialogue Lyra and Ma have on this matter.

2. What does Lyra learn about eating liver when she dines with Mrs. Coulter at the Royal Arctic Institute?

3. Describe Lord Asriel's reaction when Lyra bolts out of the wardrobe in the Retiring Room.

4. As Lyra rides with the Gyptians on a narrow boat captained by Ma Costa, what does Tony Costa say about the missing children?

5. Describe what can be seen in the darker reproductions of the slides Lord Asriel shows the Scholars in the Retiring Room.

6. Tony tells Lyra that the North is a dangerous location plagued by Nalkainens, Windsuckers, and Breathless Ones. Describe what these are, according to Tony.

7. Describe some of the objects Lyra is shown at the library of the Royal Arctic Institute.

8. What happens to the journalist at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party?

9. While Lyra travels on the narrow boat with the Gyptians, what type of work does she do for Ma Costa and the others?

10. What do John Faa and Farder Coram explain to Lyra about her parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though Lord Asriel is Lyra's father, Iorek serves as her father figure.

1. Compare and contrast Lord Asriel and Iorek.

2. Which one is more of a father to Lyra? Why?

Essay Topic 2

A child's daemon changes while an adult's daemon has settled on a form.

1. Discuss the need to have a child's daemon remain changeable. Why is this important? How does this changeability benefit a child?

2. Discuss the pros and cons of having a daemon eventually take on one form exclusively.

3. Choose three adults' daemons and explain how each daemon complements and completes the person.

Essay Topic 3

Time and time again, Lyra is called upon to make difficult decisions and follow dangerous paths. Through it all, she summons an inner fortitude unusual for someone so young. Where does Lyra's inner strength come from? How does it serve her? What gives her courage to go on in the face of tremendous peril?

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