View a FREE sample

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. Who saves Lyra when she begins to fall?

3. What is it that Lord Asriel finds in the tunnel that illuminates it?

4. How does Mary explain to Atal that she can tell Will and Lyra are different sexes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the different quests that the characters in the book were on.

1) What was the ultimate quest of Will? Lyra?

2) Did any of the characters in the book truly know what their part in the story was from the beginning? Give examples.

3) Did the quests stay the same for the characters through the story? Explain. Did this add to the story or detract?

Essay Topic 2

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample