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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 shocking action does the hyena daemon take in front of Malcolm when they first encounter one another?
2. What event occurs within the river just as Malcolm is witnessing Gerard hugging someone?
3. What two groups of people does Malcolm try to warn about the impending catastrophe in Chapter 14?
4. Who is unconscious for nearly the entirety of Chapter 20?
5. Whose beauty stuns Malcolm when he meets her within Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?
2. From whom does Malcolm learn that someone has approached the priory, pretending to be Lyra's father?
3. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?
4. Describe the men who succeed in taking Lyra from Malcolm and Alice.
5. What change in Malcolm's character is depicted within Chapters 16-20 of the text?
6. What event causes Malcolm to decide that the man with the hyena daemon must be insane?
7. Discuss an example when Malcolm demonstrates a capacity for deception.
8. 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?
9. What action does Malcolm take in his response to Andrew angering him in Chapter 20?
10. Who shows up at the priory, falsely claiming to be Lyra's father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the novel's message concerning the link between perseverance and hope?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
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