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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Drowning.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Strangulation.

2. On what type of homework is Malcolm working when he starts to envision a sparkling line?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Earth science.
(c) Geography.
(d) Alchemy.

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

4. Malcolm's friend Eric has a father with what position?
(a) Defense attorney.
(b) Lobbyist.
(c) Judge.
(d) Prosecutor.

5. What is the ruling government called in the society depicted in the novel?
(a) Nostromium.
(b) Imaginarium.
(c) Magisterium.
(d) Alumininum.

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

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

8. Who is Lyra's mother?
(a) Mrs. Coulter.
(b) Mrs. Sauvage.
(c) Mrs. Belle.
(d) Mrs. Barstow.

9. What kind of structure lies across the river from the business owned by Malcolm's parents?
(a) An abandoned building.
(b) A priory.
(c) A school.
(d) A lumber mill.

10. Who rips up the Office of Child Protection warrant in an attempt to keep Lyra from being taken?
(a) Sister Agnes.
(b) Sister Marie.
(c) Sister Benedicta.
(d) Sister Genevieve.

11. Who serves as Hannah's contact within the Oakley Street organization?
(a) Harry.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Bill.

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

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

14. When Malcolm spots a man from his watercraft on the river, behind what objects is the man hiding?
(a) Trees.
(b) Houses.
(c) Silos.
(d) Bushes.

15. Eric reports that his father had been unable to tell him about the murdered man being a spy due to the existence of what?
(a) The Book of Dust.
(b) The Patriot Act.
(c) The Official Secrets Act.
(d) The Curse of La Belle Sauvage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Coram write a letter in Chapter 5?

3. Hannah tells Malcolm that which person is the mastermind behind the League of St. Alexander?

4. About whom does Malcolm tell Hannah once they are friends?

5. When the hidden man drops something, who retrieves it and gives it to Malcolm?

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