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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee show the warehouseman that allows them to regain the use of Lee's balloon?

2. What did Dr. Malone NOT expect to find inside the tent?

3. What does Grumman explain that the troops intend to do with the forest in order to get Lee and Grumman?

4. What causes Lyra to be worried about Will's hand other than the fact that it is continuing to bleed?

5. Who has all the hotels and rooms rented in town when Lee and Grumman arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance of Will learning that Grumman was his father just a moment before Grumman was killed. What effect does this have on Will? What does it say about Grumman that he was willing to break his promise to Lee?

Essay Topic 2

How effective was the ending in the book with the open-ended quest and Lyra missing? Would it have been possible to have ended the story with more of a closing? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Grumman turned down the love of a witch. Why did Grumman turn down the witch even though he knew he might never see his wife again? What does it say about the witch that she killed herself shortly after killing Grumman?

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