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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Malcolm give to Lyra as a gift within Chapter 7?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A pair of booties.
(c) A lanyard.
(d) A bracelet.

2. Who holds the position of carpenter within Malcolm's community?
(a) Mr. Jenkins.
(b) Mr. Bluebeard.
(c) Mr. Luckhurst.
(d) Mr. Taphouse.

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

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

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

6. Chapter 8 is entitled The League of which saint?
(a) St. Lawrence.
(b) St. Alexander.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) St. Francis.

7. When the hidden man drops something, who retrieves it and gives it to Malcolm?
(a) A nun.
(b) Asta.
(c) The man.
(d) Malcolm's mother.

8. Who ends up being hidden at the convent by the nuns there?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Gunnar.
(c) Asta.
(d) Lyra.

9. The title of Chapter 6 is Glazing what?
(a) Over.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Springs.
(d) Ice.

10. How many alethiometers are in existence at the time of the narrative?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

11. What is the title of Chapter 9 of Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage?
(a) Counterclockwise.
(b) Upside Down.
(c) Right Side Up.
(d) Clockwise.

12. Chapter 7 is entitled Too what?
(a) Late.
(b) Bad.
(c) Much.
(d) Soon.

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

14. What amount of time does Lord Asriel get to spend with Lyra before he escapes?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A few days.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does NOT find the guests' questions suspicious?

2. Who rushes in to report that men have come to take Lyra away?

3. The headmaster at Malcolm's school has what type of animal daemon?

4. Coram hails from what location?

5. 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?

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