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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's hood is removed by her kidnappers, who addresses her?

2. After being awakened by Thorold at Lord Asriel's house, Lyra learns that Asriel has taken

3. While being held captive by the bears, Lyra consults her alethiometer using light provided by

4. When Iorek and Lyra reach the village near the Bolvangar, they are met by what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. While Lyra is imprisoned in the armored bears' palace, what does she learn about the king bear from a fellow prisoner?

3. 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?

4. In what ways is the Bolvangar similar to a school?

5. Right before the battle between Iorek and Iofur, Lyra asks to meet and speak with Iorek. Why does she do this?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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