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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. Lord Asriel explains to Lyra that the name "Dust" was derived from a passage in the Bible reading

2. How do the bears, accompanied by Lyra, fight against their attackers in Chapter 22?

3. When the daemons escape from the Bolvangar, why is the alarm not heard?

4. When Lyra sees hundreds of tiny black objects up in the sky, Iorek tells her they are

5. At the Bolvangar, how do Lyra and her friend exchange information without getting caught?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the Bolvangar, how does Lyra contact Roger without attracting attention?

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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

Explain ways in which the children use their innocence and goodness to outsmart the conniving, heartless adults. What message is the author trying to convey through these examples?

Essay Topic 2

The issue of trust is constantly put to the test in The Golden Compass. Show how Lyra makes decisions regarding whom to trust and whom to be wary of. On what basis does she make these decisions? How accurate is she? Support your argument with examples.

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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