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

3. What does the man tell Serafina that he has seen when she asks if he has seen Lyra?

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

5. What does Will do when Lyra takes some clothing from an empty clothing store in Cittàgazze?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter six what do the men at the bar tell Lee about the new world?

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

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

4. What does Will explain in chapter thirteen is the reason that he thinks maybe the Specters came from his world?

5. Describe the mob of children that are nearing Lyra and Will before they attack in chapter eleven.

6. Why does Mrs. Coulter say that the Specters obey her?

7. What is the dream that wakes Lyra in chapter three?

8. In chapter six, what does Lee's Tartar guide, Umaq, tell him regarding the sky opening up?

9. Describe Will's father as he is detailed in chapter one, "The Cat and the Hornbeam Trees".

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the letters from Will's father represent to Will. What purpose do these letters serve to Will? Is it the letters that helped to drive Will's mother insane?

Essay Topic 2

There are several different "monsters" in the story. Define the characteristics of zombies, Specters and Ghasts. How are these beings different from humans? How are the humans different from the angels that have been seen?

Essay Topic 3

Why was Dr. Malone chosen to destroy the machine? Why did she choose to do what the "cave" told her despite the fact that it could get her into large amounts of trouble? Does this contradict what is known about her character, considering she was willing to turn down Sir Charles? Explain.

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