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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 are the men who take Lyra said to be wearing?

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

3. What type of building is featured within the title of Chapter 15?

4. When George arrives to help Malcolm, Alice, and Lyra, to what kind of structure does he take them?

5. In Chapter 12, it is revealed that which person had returned Malcolm's canoe to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the theme of appearance versus reality depicted within Chapters 16-20?

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

3. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?

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

5. About what coming catastrophe does Coram warn Malcolm?

6. Give one example of a literary device Pullman uses within Chapters 11 through 15.

7. 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?

8. From whom does Malcolm learn that someone has approached the priory, pretending to be Lyra's father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of trust within Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage. What is the author's message regarding trust and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Malcolm’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether he is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.

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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