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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name La Belle Sauvage belongs to which object featured in the novel?
(a) A rowboat.
(b) A canoe.
(c) A kayak.
(d) A ship.

2. What is the function of the device called an alethiometer?
(a) It detects loyalty.
(b) It records dreams.
(c) It detects impure thoughts.
(d) It detects truth.

3. In addition to a daemon, what other type of weapon does the man have who engages in a fight with Coram?
(a) An electric pistol.
(b) A diffuser.
(c) A phaser.
(d) A gas pistol.

4. On whose behalf is Dr. Hannah Relf working when she is studying the inner workings of the alethiometer?
(a) The Magisterium.
(b) The CCD.
(c) The government in Brytain.
(d) Oakley Street.

5. What is NOT a quality of the object dropped by the man that ends up in Malcolm's possession?
(a) It looks like an acorn.
(b) It is heavy.
(c) It is carved from one single piece of wood.
(d) It is carved out of two pieces of wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Malcolm, the protagonist of the novel Book of Dust?

2. What is the name of Coram's daemon?

3. When Malcolm spots a man from his watercraft on the river, behind what objects is the man hiding?

4. How many alethiometers are in existence at the time of the narrative?

5. Within Chapter 5, who muses about where the overdue acorn-like object may be?

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