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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 Malcolm first hears the sound of a vehicle behind the canoe, to what does he attribute the sound?

2. Chapter 20 is entitled "The" what "of Holy Obedience" (331)?

3. What two groups of people does Malcolm try to warn about the impending catastrophe in Chapter 14?

4. Andrew tells Malcolm that he thinks Malcolm has broken his what?

5. To whom does Malcolm report at the start of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what type of audience is the novel Book of Dust intended?

4. In what way is the hyena daemon Malcolm sees different than any other daemon he has seen?

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

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

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

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

9. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage uses a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage send about the importance of protecting the environment and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

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