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

2. What does Saraphina tell Thorold that she is going to go do?

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

4. When Will rescues the cat, what does Lyra think it is for a brief moment?

5. What does Dr. Lanselius say is the reason that the zombies are fearless?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lyra apologize to Will for in chapter seven when she returns from her narrow escape with the pale man posing as a police officer?

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

3. What do the letters that John sent his wife, Will's mother, reveal?

4. How does Thorold explain Lord Asriel's plan?

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

6. Describe the scene where the witches attempt to heal Will's hand in chapter thirteen.

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

8. What information is Lyra able to relate to Dr. Malone in chapter four in regards to dust?

9. In the second chapter what does Fra Pavel exaplain about Lyra and the alethiometer?

10. What does Angela say about the grownups having to be gone when the Specters come out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at Will's responsibilities with his mother. Is it possible that Will is more adult than child? Explain. Is it wrong that Will be the one that should take care of his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Lord Asreil is often talked about in the story but not very often seen. What is the reason that Lord Asreil doesn't make an appearance in the story? Does this increase his believability in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Will and Lyra.

1) What is the relationship between the two like when they first meet?

2) In what way does the relationship change over the course of their journey?

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