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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Will and Lyra help the creature out of the litter the ghasts had been attacking?

2. What does Mary suddenly realize is true about all living material?

3. What does Lyra dream of?

4. What happens to Mary while she is swaying on the platform in the tree tops?

5. What does the old woman's ghost tell Mary before the ghost disappears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Dust, Shadows and Sraf are all the same thing. Explain the difference between Dust and the angels.

2) Angels were said to have worked Mary Malones machine. Was her machine worked by the same thing as the alethiometer? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the angels.

1) How are the angels in the story different from how angels are normally depicted.

2) Could a different creature have been substituted for the angels and created the same reaction from the reader? Explain your reasoning.

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