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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 does Lee and his daemon notice when they look at Skraeling's daemon's face?

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

3. What do the police ask Lyra about while in Dr. Malone's office that lets her know she is in trouble?

4. Who does Umaq tell Lee to go ask about Stanislaus Grumman?

5. What does Will say when Lyra apologizes for not having used the alethiometer to help him find his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Will's initial response when he first enters the new world after following the cat in chapter one?

2. Why is Will angry when Lyra begins reading the alethiometer about his life and his father?

3. In chapter ten, what does John Parry, also known as Grumman, tell Lee he has summoned Lee to help him do?

4. Describe the scene in which Will returns from his father's body to go wake Lyra.

5. What does Will fear will happen if someone finds out how sick his mother is?

6. In chapter nine, what does Lyra say about the cat's reaction to Mrs. Coulter's monkey daemon?

7. In chapter fifteen, describe the feelings that Will can't quite put into words when Lyra asks him why they should be finding Will's father.

8. In chapter ten, what are Lee's feelings as they are safely in the air?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are beings in the story that eventually come to be known as Zngels. Describe Angels, given what is known about them. In what way are these creatures the same as the ones that are commonly thought of in real life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the children of Cittagazze and Lyra and Will? Will and Lyra are the same age as those children but didn't join in the actions. What is the reason that they resisted the same behaviors?

Essay Topic 3

Pantalaimon is the same as Lyra but different than her in many ways. Write the characteristics that define Lyra. Write down the characteristics that define Pantalaimon. Are there any differences between these two characters? What is significant about the differences?

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