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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 manner is Gerard trying to sneak into a building when Malcolm and Asta witness Gerard's attempt?
2. Coram tells Michael in Chapter 12 that who should prepare for the coming catastrophic event?
3. In what mode of transport do Malcolm, Lyra, and Alice escape from Gerard's pursuit?
4. What prevents Gerard from gaining entry to the building into which he is breaking?
5. What method is tried upon the woman who faints while feeding Lyra in Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action does Malcolm take in his response to Andrew angering him in Chapter 20?
2. Discuss an example when Malcolm demonstrates a capacity for deception.
3. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?
4. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?
5. Who shows up at the priory, falsely claiming to be Lyra's father?
6. In what way is Asta, Malcolm's daemon, shown to have a mind of her own, separate from Malcolm's?
7. For what reason is Malcolm unable to get to his feet at the start of Chapter 20?
8. What does Andrew do in Chapter 20 to anger Malcolm?
9. What advice does Coram give to Malcolm about Gerard, the man with the hyena daemon?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of the doppleganger, as it is depicted within the novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.
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
Discuss the messages about guilt and responsibility present within Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.
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