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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. Who detects the presence of Malcolm and his companions inside the cellar?
(a) Gunnar.
(b) Gerard.
(c) Axel.
(d) Lord Nugent.

2. The title of Chapter 14 refers to a lady and to what animal?
(a) A lemur.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A swallow.
(d) A monkey.

3. After warning two groups of people, Malcolm has a dream about wild what?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Hyenas.

4. Chapter 16 is entitled The what?
(a) Product.
(b) Compound.
(c) Combine.
(d) Pharmacy.

5. Who is Gerard Bonneville?
(a) The town banker.
(b) The carpenter at the priory.
(c) Malcolm's uncle.
(d) The man with the evil hyena daemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Malcolm and Hannah discuss the alethiometer in Chapter 11, what do they agree can have multiple meanings?

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

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

4. Coram warns Malcolm in Chapter 12 that what event will be catastrophic?

5. Who warns Malcolm about Gerard Bonneville's reputation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In what way does Pullman depict Malcolm as being caught between the innocence of childhood and the worldiness of the society in which he lives?

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