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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of Malcolm's being is inhabited by his animal daemon?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/2.

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

3. When Eric tells Malcolm that he has to be "suitable" (109), what word does he really mean to use?
(a) Sable.
(b) Suited.
(c) Sued.
(d) Subtle.

4. 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 Curse of La Belle Sauvage.
(b) The Book of Dust.
(c) The Patriot Act.
(d) The Official Secrets Act.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The object dropped by the man contains within it dozens of what type of objects?

3. What is the function of the device called an alethiometer?

4. The title of Chapter 6 is Glazing what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lord Nugent's main goal, as revealed within Chapter 2 of the text?

2. What method does Lord Asriel use in order to escape from his pursuers at the end of Chapter 10?

3. What is the impetus for Lord Nugent's loss of stature?

4. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within Chapter 10?

5. Describe Malcolm's character.

6. What is the impetus behind the removal of Malcolm's elementary school principal?

7. Who is Hannah and what is her goal?

8. In what way is Malcolm portrayed as a kind and altruistic character?

9. What does Malcolm discover about the acorn once it is in his possession?

10. Describe the way in which daemons work within the world of the novel.

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