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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 asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, she tells the girl that Asriel will not return to the college because
2. As the children escape from the compound, they see
3. When Lyra is taken to the canteen at the Bolvangar, whom does she see?
4. At the Bolvangar, how do Lyra and her friend exchange information without getting caught?
5. What does Lyra place in Tony's mouth before his body is cremated?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the prison where Lord Asriel is kept in the North.
2. Describe the battle that interrupts Lyra, Iorek, and the other bears as they chase after the tracks made by Lord Asriel's sledge.
3. What happens after Lyra learns that Tony Makarios, the daemonless child she retrieves, is dead?
4. After Lyra and Roger go to Lord Asriel's residence in the North, what does Roger say to Lyra about the man?
5. 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?
6. At the Bolvangar, how does Lyra contact Roger without attracting attention?
7. When Thorold wakes up Lyra at Lord Asriel's residence in the North, he is concerned. What does he tell her?
8. While Lyra is imprisoned in the armored bears' palace, what does she learn about the king bear from a fellow prisoner?
9. What is the outcome of the battle between Iorek and Iofur?
10. When Lyra is imprisoned by the armored bears, she reads her alethiometer with help from Pan, who transforms himself into a firefly. What information does the alethiometer reveal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Lyra's feelings towards Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter at the start of the story, when she does not yet know they are her parents, and at the conclusion of the book, when she knows they are her parents and has seen what they are capable of. How do her feelings evolve? How do her feelings tear her apart? Despite her mixed feelings, what does Lyra become certain of?
Essay Topic 2
Even though Lyra lives in a dangerous world with many secrets, lies, and backstabbing, the idealism and hopefulness associated with childhood often shine through her. Summarize three cases where Lyra's youthful outlook serves as a bright light in a dark world.
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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