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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. At the canteen in the Bolvangar, Lyra drops a handkerchief when passing by her friend and manages to convey to him that they
2. At the Bolvangar, Billy Costa tells Lyra about a hiding place in the
3. What does Lyra learn about the ages of witches?
4. In Chapter 16, who saves Lyra from being separated from her daemon?
5. At Lord Asriel's elegant home, Roger is sent to bed while Lyra is
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Serafina say when Lyra asks her if she loved Farder Coram?
2. Right before the battle between Iorek and Iofur, Lyra asks to meet and speak with Iorek. Why does she do this?
3. When Lyra and Mrs. Coulter are reunited at the Bolvangar, what does the woman tell the girl about Dust?
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. What is the outcome of the battle between Iorek and Iofur?
7. What happens after Lyra learns that Tony Makarios, the daemonless child she retrieves, is dead?
8. At the Bolvangar, what do the three girls who wake Lyra up tell her about what goes on there?
9. Which characters serve as Lyra's motherly and fatherly figures?
10. After Lyra and Roger go to Lord Asriel's residence in the North, what does Roger say to Lyra about the man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much to her surprise, Lyra learns that people have heard of her wherever she goes.
1. Summarize instances where people have heard of Lyra. What do they know about her? How do they react when they meet her face to face?
2. Explain how Lyra is the "chosen one" in Pullman's story. How does her destiny guide her path and shape the course of her life?
Essay Topic 2
1. Analyze the author's choice of an Arctic setting to magnify the severity of what is being done to the children and their daemons.
2. Compare and contrast Lyra's real world with what she glimpses in the portals to other dimensions.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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