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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Lord Asriel's elegant home, Roger is sent to bed while Lyra is
(a) Told to meet with Lord Asriel.
(b) Questioned thoroughly about her alethiometer.
(c) Asked to help prepare dinner.
(d) Given dessert.

2. When Lyra is captured in battle and a hood is placed over her head, her daemon serves as her eyes. What does he tell her that he sees?
(a) She is being taken to the fish hut.
(b) Her kidnappers appear to be Tartars.
(c) Witches have whisked Lyra away.
(d) She is one of thousands of children being whisked away.

3. What does Mrs. Coulter determine resulted in the escape of the daemons from the Bolvangar?
(a) An outside force.
(b) The daemons' cunning.
(c) A witch's spell.
(d) Sleeping guards.

4. After Tony dies, Lyra discovers that his fish had been taken by
(a) A Gyptian to feed his dogs.
(b) A polar bear to feed her cubs.
(c) A child to feed his younger siblings.
(d) A Tartar to feed his sick friend.

5. At the Bolvangar, when Mrs. Coulter asks Lyra about the girl's disappearance in London, what story does Lyra fabricate?
(a) The police kidnapped and imprisoned her for weeks.
(b) Lord Asriel told her she was in danger and then took her away.
(c) The last thing she remembers was falling into a canal.
(d) A couple took her, and then Gobblers captured her.

Short Answer Questions

1. While being held by the bears, Lyra remembers that more than anything in the world, the bear king wants

2. In the fight between Iorek and Iofur, Iorek is soon injured where?

3. Lyra and Iorek follow Lord Asriel's sledge tracks but stop at a bridge. Why?

4. When Lyra asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, she tells the girl that Asriel will not return to the college because

5. Iorek was exiled from Svalbard for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Iorek take Lyra to the village near the Bolvangar?

2. At the Bolvangar, what do the three girls who wake Lyra up tell her about what goes on there?

3. After Lyra and Roger go to Lord Asriel's residence in the North, what does Roger say to Lyra about the man?

4. At the Bolvangar, how does Lyra contact Roger without attracting attention?

5. When Lyra consults her alethiometer under the insistence of John Faa to learn more about the Bolvangar, what details does she reveal?

6. When Lyra is with Mrs. Coulter at the Bolvangar, she realizes she is safe only as long as she pretends to know very little of what is actually going on. What does Lyra tell Coulter to throw her off track?

7. When Lyra and Mrs. Coulter are reunited at the Bolvangar, what does the woman tell the girl about Dust?

8. As children line up to get hot drinks at the canteen at the Bolvangar, what does Lyra reveal to them about her escape plan?

9. When Thorold wakes up Lyra at Lord Asriel's residence in the North, he is concerned. What does he tell her?

10. Describe the battle that interrupts Lyra, Iorek, and the other bears as they chase after the tracks made by Lord Asriel's sledge.

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