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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The light from what source betrays the location of Malcolm and his companions when they are hiding in the cellar?
(a) A torch.
(b) The moon.
(c) A fire in the fireplace.
(d) A candle.

2. What type of building is featured within the title of Chapter 15?
(a) A guest house.
(b) A potting shed.
(c) A rectory.
(d) A tool shed.

3. What shocking action does the hyena daemon take in front of Malcolm when they first encounter one another?
(a) It urinates.
(b) It rolls on the ground.
(c) It drools.
(d) It bares its fangs.

4. When Malcolm first hears the sound of a vehicle behind the canoe, to what does he attribute the sound?
(a) Katydids.
(b) Gnats.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Flies.

5. How many rowers question Malcolm and the others as they hide inside the pharmacy?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

6. The day after Chapter 11 begins, Hannah notices what type of vehicle parked nearby her house?
(a) A van.
(b) A quad bicycle.
(c) A hovercar.
(d) An all-terrain vehicle.

7. The title of Chapter 13 includes a reference to what meaty substance?
(a) Meatballs.
(b) Salami.
(c) Bologna.
(d) Goose liver pate.

8. In what way is Doris related to Andrew?
(a) She is his daemon.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his aunt.

9. Chapter 18 is entitled Lord what?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Asriel.
(c) Nugent.
(d) Murderer.

10. What two groups of people does Malcolm try to warn about the impending catastrophe in Chapter 14?
(a) His teachers and his classmates.
(b) The police and the CCD.
(c) The nuns and the union workers.
(d) The nuns and his teachers.

11. Who is unconscious for nearly the entirety of Chapter 20?
(a) George.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Alice.
(d) Lyra.

12. The title of Chapter 12 includes whose name?
(a) Alice.
(b) Asta.
(c) Gunnar.
(d) Axel.

13. What prevents Gerard from gaining entry to the building into which he is breaking?
(a) The police arrest him.
(b) He sees Malcolm and flees.
(c) He slips and falls.
(d) The CCD take him away.

14. In what area of the canoe does Malcolm find an object near the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Underneath Malcolm's sweater.
(b) On the floor of the canoe.
(c) Taped to the left paddle of the canoe.
(d) Taped to the right paddle of the canoe.

15. What part of the hyena daemon gets shot off during the fight between Malcolm and Gerard?
(a) Its front leg.
(b) Its back leg.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be in charge at the priory?

2. Who defends Andrew from the kicks of Malcolm?

3. Whose beauty stuns Malcolm when he meets her within Chapter 14?

4. Who detects the presence of Malcolm and his companions inside the cellar?

5. Who arrives and tells Hannah about the witches' prophecy in Chapter 17?

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