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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will's father say he found in the "weather balloon" owned by the physicist Nelson?
(a) Camcorders
(b) Dynamite
(c) Radiation suit
(d) Guns

2. What does Saraphina tell Thorold that she is going to go do?
(a) Make sure Lyra is safe
(b) Help Lord Asriel
(c) Destroy the church
(d) Go kill Mrs. Coulter

3. What does Will say when Lyra apologizes for not having used the alethiometer to help him find his father?
(a) He comforts her
(b) He laughs
(c) He tells her that he is ashamed of his behavior also
(d) He doesn't care if she is sorry or not

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

5. When the young witch, Juta Kamainen, comes to Serafina what does she say about Stanislaus Grumman?
(a) She knows he works for the church
(b) She loves him
(c) He has been dead for many years
(d) She wants to kill him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thorold tell Serafina that he believes Lord Asriel is attempting to do?

2. What does Lyra find when she goes to see Dr. Malone?

3. What does Lyra check on to make sure it isn't broken after she is struck by the car?

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

5. What does John tell his wife he will bring her at the end of his last letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the witch, Lena Feldt, find about the men that are following them in the beginning of chapter fifteen?

2. What is wrong with Will when he first wakes up in chapter eleven?

3. What do Lyra and Will say to each other in chapter thirteen about the way that the children behaved in Cittagazze attacking the cat and them?

4. Describe Lyra's reaction when she returns to Will in chapter seven after having discovered that her alethiometer is gone.

5. In chapter seven when Lyra looses her temper, describe her reaction to Sir Charles.

6. Describe the scene in chapter eleven where Will asks Lyra to check on his mother.

7. What does Lee begin thinking of while he is getting ready for the troops that are following Grumman in chapter fourteen?

8. Explain the thoughts that Will recalls of the fights that he has had in the past when he begins his battle in chapter eight?

9. In chapter four, what does Lyra suddenly begin considering after she sees the initials SP carved into a stone on the corner of Catte Street?

10. What does Will find odd about Lyra and Pantalaimon?

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