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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that catches a glimpse of the angels carrying the Authority in the litter?

2. What does Mrs. Coulter use to check on Lyra?

3. How does Mrs. Coulter describe the key that unlocks her cuffs to Roke?

4. What does Asriel say that humans have that make them stronger than angels?

5. How does Serafina Pekkala wake Mary Malone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will is forced to take care of his mother.

1) Given Will's age what does it say that he tries so hard to take care of his mother?

2) Why is Will so frightened of going to live in a home? Of his mother going to an institution?

3) Was Will's role with his mother crucial to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

THE AMBER SPYGLASS is the third book in the series.

1) Is it necessary to have read the other books to understand this one?

2) What are some of the plots that are unanswered in the story?

3) Does it add or detract from the book to have a plot or subplot left open.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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