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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. What does Roger try but fail to do when he sees Lyra?

2. What does Mary say she will need to do in order to observer the Dust or Sraf?

3. What does Will find was left behind when Lyra was taken?

4. What does Ama see Mrs. Coulter do to Lyra?

5. What is Mary Malone building a machine to help her do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Will refuses to kill the toad despite Tialys' suggestion that doing so would be merciful.

2. What do the angels look like to Will?

3. What happens when Tialys tells Will and Lyra he hears horses and they should hide themselves?

4. What does the angel tell Lord Asriel about the Authority shortly before he dies?

5. Describe the scene in Chapter 21 when Lyra has to leave Pantalaimon behind on the shore.

6. In chapter twenty-five what does Mrs. Coulter tell the young man that is supposed to be watching her as she begins to get out of the gyropter?

7. Describe the scene in Chapter 22 where the ghost children begin talking to Lyra and Will about their daemons.

8. What does Lee Scorseby and John Parry instruct Will to do in order to save Lyra?

9. What is the response of the Gallivespians when Will and Lyra tell them they are going to the world of the dead?

10. How does Asriel describe the cloud mountain seen in chapter twenty-eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary realized that the alethiometer and the Subtle Knife were created at the same point in time. What connection do the alethiometer and the knife have? Why was it important to know that they had been created at the same time? Are they complimentary to one other, or in opposition? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Coulter is Lyra's mother but they have a non traditional relationship. Explain the relationship between this mother and daughter pair as it appears in the first of the book. Explain how it is different at the end of the book. What events take place that cause these changes?

Essay Topic 3

1) Why was it Will and Lyra that suddenly changed the flow of the Dust?

2) Explain why no one else could have changed the flow of the Dust or could they have?

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