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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 Lord Asriel finds in the tunnel that illuminates it?

2. Where does John Parry explain that Lyra and Will's daemon's have gone?

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

4. What does John Parry say they should do before they disappear?

5. What does Mary suggest they do to pass the time while Lyra and Will tell their story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel are Lyra's parents.

1) Speculate on the reason that they were so willing to kill Lyra earlier in the series. What drove Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel?

2) What had changed at the end of the story Making them willing to sacrifice themselves for Lyra?

3) Did Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel love Lyra? Was this love typical of what a parents love should be? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1) Why did Tialys and the Lady decide not to talk about the fact that they were dying?

2) In what way was death portrayed in the book? Did it change the perception of death to have it suddenly arrive as a person that is kind?

3) What did Will mean when he said if he killed the frog they would be taking it with them?

Essay Topic 3

There is a lot of reference to the Bible in the story.

1) Why did the author choose to focus on the bible as a basis for his story line?

2) How does it change the story to have it based on the Bible theme? How would it have been different if there had been no mention of Eve, God or Enoch?

3) Does the book seem to aim the reader at an anti-God feeling? Explain.

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