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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the alethiometer say when Lyra asks it what her dream means in chapter three?
(a) No more pizza before bed time
(b) It is confusing
(c) It was a dream about a head
(d) The head was never there

2. What does Mrs. Coulter do to the witch when the witch refuses to tell her anything about Lyra?
(a) Breaks the witch's fingers one at a time
(b) Gouges out the witch's eyes
(c) Pulls out the witch's finger nails
(d) Forces the witch to watch Bradey Bunch reruns

3. What is Lyra surprised to see that Will doesn't have?
(a) Daemon
(b) Coat
(c) Dust
(d) Money

4. What does Hester tell Lee to take after the Skraeling is dead?
(a) His letter to the Church
(b) His ring
(c) His coat
(d) His money purse

5. What does Will begin looking for when he goes back to his empty house?
(a) Subtle Knife
(b) Thing one and Thing two
(c) Green leather writing case
(d) Golden Compass

6. What does Will see briefly on Sir Charles after Lyra has spit in his face?
(a) A cricket
(b) A green snake
(c) A gray moth
(d) A bunny

7. What does Will do with the green leather writing case before going back to his world?
(a) Puts it under a bridge
(b) Slips it under the mattress
(c) Hides it in the library
(d) Puts it under the refridgerator

8. What does Lyra tell Will would happen to the alethiometer if she began using it to spy on people for her enjoyment?
(a) It would stop working
(b) It would charge admission
(c) It would begin reading false
(d) It would make her ill

9. Why does Sarafina not want to use the spell which makes her invisible?
(a) It will leave her exhauseted
(b) It can hurt her daemon
(c) It draws ghosts to use it
(d) It can kill a witch

10. Who does Will see going into the lawyer's office just as Will decides he might need to go in there?
(a) Lord Asreil
(b) Lyra
(c) Mrs. Coulter
(d) The blond haired man who broke into Will's house

11. At the beginning of chapter four who does Will call?
(a) Mrs. Cooper
(b) His mother
(c) Family doctor
(d) Family lawyer

12. What does the man tell Serafina that he has seen when she asks if he has seen Lyra?
(a) Angels
(b) Demons
(c) Zombies
(d) Yeti

13. What does Will warn Lyra he will do if she threatens his hiding?
(a) Kill her
(b) Punch her
(c) Leave her on her own
(d) Eat her daemon

14. What does Lyra tell Will she has come looking for?
(a) A green leather case
(b) Subtle Knife
(c) Dust
(d) Alethiometer

15. When Will is forced to flee his home where does he travel to in order to find answers to his questions?
(a) Oxford
(b) To find Lyra
(c) Cittàgazze
(d) His uncle's house

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angelica tell Lyra and Will it is that has made the grown ups leave?

2. Who does Dr. Lanselius tell Serafina to go and talk to that might have answers about Lord Asriel?

3. What do the men ask Will's mother about when they come to see her?

4. Where does Will go to hide for a short period of time when he first reaches Oxford?

5. Why does Lee explain he is looking for Stanislaus Grumman?

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