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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. When the hidden man drops something, who retrieves it and gives it to Malcolm?

2. Chapter 7 is entitled Too what?

3. About whom does Malcolm tell Hannah once they are friends?

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

5. How does George Papadimitriou feel about Hannah's recruitment of Malcolm?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what manner does the theme of compassion arise within Chapter 10 in relation to Malcolm?

2. What is Lord Nugent's main goal, as revealed within Chapter 2 of the text?

3. Who is Hannah and what is her goal?

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

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

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

7. To whom does Malcolm first voice his concerns about the visitors inquiring at The Trout Inn about the priory and an infant?

8. What method does Lord Asriel use in order to escape from his pursuers at the end of Chapter 10?

9. Describe the inn owned by Malcolm's parents.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Could Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Pullman in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author serve the author’s creation of vivid characters.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

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