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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. Hannah is told that the witches in which direction have a prophecy?
(a) The west.
(b) The north.
(c) The south.
(d) The east.

2. When Alice, Malcolm, and Lyra are fleeing from Gerard, what kind of vehicle do they notice behind them?
(a) A pontoon boat.
(b) A barge.
(c) A tugboat.
(d) An engine-boat.

3. Who is said to be in charge at the priory?
(a) Sister Flemma.
(b) Mother Superior.
(c) Sister Miller.
(d) Sister Benedicta.

4. Whose beauty stuns Malcolm when he meets her within Chapter 14?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Mrs. Rand.
(c) Mrs. Coulter.
(d) Mrs. Papadimitriou.

5. When Malcolm is finally able to injure Gerard, what weapon does he use to do so?
(a) A garotte.
(b) A razor.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Doris related to Andrew?

2. In Chapter 17, Hannah is NOT worried that which person may be dead?

3. What method is tried upon the woman who faints while feeding Lyra in Chapter 15?

4. What type of building is featured within the title of Chapter 15?

5. Chapter 16 is entitled The what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within the scene of the return of La Belle Sauvage?

2. In what way is the theme of appearance versus reality depicted within Chapters 16-20?

3. What event causes Malcolm to decide that the man with the hyena daemon must be insane?

4. What object does Hannah see outside her home to cause her panic?

5. What does Andrew do in Chapter 20 to anger Malcolm?

6. What amount of time does Malcolm say it would normally take him to get to London in his canoe if the river were not flooded?

7. What change in Malcolm's character is depicted within Chapters 16-20 of the text?

8. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?

9. For what type of audience is the novel Book of Dust intended?

10. What advice does Coram give to Malcolm about Gerard, the man with the hyena daemon?

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