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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lyra reluctantly gives Mrs. Coulter a kiss on the cheek, what does she smell on the woman's skin?
(a) Metallic scent.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Fruity perfume.

2. What are Nalkainens?
(a) Guardians of the North.
(b) Headless ghosts.
(c) A race of sea lions.
(d) Abominable snowmen.

3. What is inside the package wrapped in black velvet that the Master gives Lyra?
(a) Barometer.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Intervalometer.
(d) Alethiometer.

4. After running away from Mrs. Coulter, Lyra wanders through London before stopping at a stall to buy what?
(a) Ginger ale and a tomato sandwich.
(b) Milk and cookies.
(c) Tea and biscuits.
(d) Coffee and a ham sandwich.

5. One of the pictures on the golden compass is of a what?
(a) Iguana.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Frog.
(d) Chameleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord Asriel call the "streams and veils of light hung like curtains" in the sky?

2. Who is Thorold?

3. When Lyra bolts out of her hiding place in the Retiring Room to save Lord Asriel, what happens to the glass he is about to drink from?

4. On the side of the golden compass, what does Lyra find?

5. When the Butler and the Master enter the Retiring Room, what does the Butler pour for Lord Asriel?

(see the answer key)

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