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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method is used to contact Oakley Street about the nature of Robert Luckhurst's death?
(a) Catalog code.
(b) Semaphore.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) Morse code.

2. Who rushes in to report that men have come to take Lyra away?
(a) Sister Marie.
(b) Sister Fenella.
(c) Sister Francine.
(d) Sister Benedicta.

3. Who does NOT find the guests' questions suspicious?
(a) Asta.
(b) Malcolm's mother.
(c) Tanga.
(d) Malcolm's father.

4. Of what material is the gift made when Malcolm presents a gift to Lyra in Chapter 7?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Beech.

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

6. How many visitors appear at the business owned by Malcolm's parents at the start of the novel?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. Coram and his daemon engage in a fight in Chapter 4 with a man who has what type of animal daemon?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Jackal.
(c) Hyena.
(d) Lion.

8. The mysterious "Rusakov field" (54) is related to what element?
(a) The ego and id.
(b) Migration patterns.
(c) Human consciousness.
(d) Animal instinct.

9. What kind of business do Malcolm's parents own?
(a) A tavern.
(b) A daemon expeller.
(c) An inn.
(d) A messenger service.

10. What method is used to determine the whereabouts of the acorn-like object?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Divination.
(c) Alethiometer.
(d) Map.

11. What is the position held by Lord Asriel?
(a) Conjurer.
(b) Explorer.
(c) Milliner.
(d) Alchemist.

12. What is found to be the cause of death in the man who drops the acorn-like object by the river early in the novel?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Strangulation.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Drowning.

13. Of what height is Eric, compared to Malcolm?
(a) Malcolm is a little taller than Eric.
(b) Malcolm is much taller than Eric.
(c) Eric is much taller than Malcolm.
(d) Eric is a little taller than Malcolm.

14. How many men arrive at the priory and try to take Lyra away?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

15. With whom does Hannah meet in Chapter 6 for a debriefing?
(a) Robert Luckhurst.
(b) Lord Nugent.
(c) George Papadimitriou.
(d) Malcolm

Short Answer Questions

1. What staff member at Malcolm's school is fired in Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of the business owned by Malcolm's mother and father?

3. What is the ruling government called in the society depicted in the novel?

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

5. Who is Lyra's mother?

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