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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of government is present within the society depicted in Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage?

2. Within Chapter 5, who muses about where the overdue acorn-like object may be?

3. When Eric tells Malcolm that he has to be "suitable" (109), what word does he really mean to use?

4. Hannah recruits Malcolm for what position as he continues to work at his role in the inn?

5. What is the name of Coram's daemon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Discuss the identity of the man who dropped the acorn nearby the river.

5. What is the outcome of the recruiting session at Malcolm's school?

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

7. In what way does Malcolm come into possession of the acorn?

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

9. Who turns out to be the main mastermind behind The League of St. Alexander?

10. Who is Miss Carmichael?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of the doppleganger, as it is depicted within the novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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