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

2. The title of Chapter 11 refers to how many appendages?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Malcolm's canoe NOT improved during its period of refurbishment?

2. What is the title of Chapter 19 of Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage?

3. In Chapter 19, who asks Malcolm if he would like a biscuit?

4. Who faints in Chapter 15 while feeding baby Lyra?

5. Which organization is the one hunting for infant Lyra?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is Asta, Malcolm's daemon, shown to have a mind of her own, separate from Malcolm's?

3. 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?

4. Discuss an example when Malcolm demonstrates a capacity for deception.

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

6. In what way does the motif of violence enter the narrative within Chapter 12?

7. In what way is the hyena daemon Malcolm sees different than any other daemon he has seen?

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

9. Give one example of a literary device Pullman uses within Chapters 11 through 15.

10. Describe the men who succeed in taking Lyra from Malcolm and Alice.

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