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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. In what body part does Coram injure the animal daemon that is accompanying the man who engages Coram in a fight?

2. For what does the acronym CCD stand?

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

4. Of what material is the gift made when Malcolm presents a gift to Lyra in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Malcolm learn about the true manner of Robert Luckhurst's death?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Hannah and what is her goal?

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

9. What aspects of the nuns' lives does Malcolm admire?

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

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

What is Pullman's purpose for including Biblical allusions within the narrative of Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage and how do these allusions dovetail with the novel's broader themes?

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