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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 George arrives to help Malcolm, Alice, and Lyra, to what kind of structure does he take them?
2. In what way is Doris related to Andrew?
3. What type of building is featured within the title of Chapter 15?
4. Malcolm sees a ring that he associates with which character in Chapter 16?
5. At whose request had someone brought Malcolm's canoe back to him, according to the contents of Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who shows up at the priory, falsely claiming to be Lyra's father?
2. Describe how Pullman uses a simile within Chapters 16-20 and for what purpose.
3. What does Andrew do in Chapter 20 to anger Malcolm?
4. Give one example of a literary device Pullman uses within Chapters 11 through 15.
5. In what way does Malcolm's experience working at The Trout Inn help him in his endeavor to escape Gerard?
6. For what reason is Malcolm unable to get to his feet at the start of Chapter 20?
7. What change in Malcolm's character is depicted within Chapters 16-20 of the text?
8. In what way is Asta, Malcolm's daemon, shown to have a mind of her own, separate from Malcolm's?
9. In what way does the motif of violence enter the narrative within Chapter 12?
10. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?
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
Analyze the author's focus on the theme of adaptability in Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage. What message is Pullman sending about adaptability over the course of the novel?
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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