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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. After the bears capture Lyra, they throw her into a

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

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

4. After the battle between the two bears is over, Lyra is reunited with

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize what Lyra overhears of the conversation about escaped daemons between Mrs. Coulter and the men in the conference room.

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

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

6. Describe the prison where Lord Asriel is kept in the North.

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

8. At the Bolvangar, what do the three girls who wake Lyra up tell her about what goes on there?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the war games Lyra plays with Roger and the other children early in the story prepare her for the challenges she later faces in real battle. Cite examples.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lyra's biological mother, Mrs. Coulter, with her mother figure, Ma Costa. How does Lyra feel toward each woman? What motherly qualities does each have? What does Lyra learn from each woman? Which one would you say is the "true" mother? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Philip Pullman creates a world in which humans cannot live without their daemons, who serve as animal spirit guides. This world is also inhabited by armored bears. Explain how the human-animal interactions and relationships enhance the story. Would the effect have been the same if the daemons were people instead of animals? Why or why not?

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