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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. About what topic do the witches have a prophecy?

2. To what location does Malcolm go at the start of Chapter 15?

3. What is the title of Chapter 19 of Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage?

4. Who defends Andrew from the kicks of Malcolm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What amount of time does Malcolm say it would normally take him to get to London in his canoe if the river were not flooded?

3. For what reason is Malcolm unable to get to his feet at the start of Chapter 20?

4. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?

5. What change in Malcolm's character is depicted within Chapters 16-20 of the text?

6. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within the scene of the return of La Belle Sauvage?

7. Discuss an example when Malcolm demonstrates a capacity for deception.

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

What is the function of Lyra’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Lyra and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays Lyra in these particular ways.

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