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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. To what location does Malcolm go at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) The priory.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) The carpenter's workshop.
(d) The potting shed.

2. Which organization is the one hunting for infant Lyra?
(a) The CCD.
(b) The DDD.
(c) The DDC.
(d) The CCC.

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

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

5. In what way is Malcolm's canoe NOT improved during its period of refurbishment?
(a) It has had a bunk installed.
(b) There has been a tarp installed in order to repel rain.
(c) It has been given a new paint job.
(d) It has been tweaked so that it will go faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gerard Bonneville?

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

3. When George arrives to help Malcolm, Alice, and Lyra, to what kind of structure does he take them?

4. At whose request had someone brought Malcolm's canoe back to him, according to the contents of Chapter 12?

5. Alice diagnoses Sister Fenella with what malady?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who shows up at the priory, falsely claiming to be Lyra's father?

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

4. For what reason is Malcolm unable to get to his feet at the start of Chapter 20?

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

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

7. Describe how Pullman uses a simile within Chapters 16-20 and for what purpose.

8. In what way does Malcolm's experience working at The Trout Inn help him in his endeavor to escape Gerard?

9. What action does Malcolm take in his response to Andrew angering him in Chapter 20?

10. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?

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