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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. Lyra is able to answer all of the bear king's difficult questions by consulting
(a) The witches.
(b) Her friend Iorek.
(c) Her daemon.
(d) The alethiometer.

2. When Lyra meets the bear king, she notices that he has a doll that resembles whom?
(a) Mrs. Coulter.
(b) Serafina.
(c) Lyra.
(d) Ma Costa.

3. What does Iofur do after noticing Iorek's injury suffered in battle?
(a) Allows him to rest a minute.
(b) Taunts him.
(c) Gets him medical attention.
(d) Defeats him.

4. Serafina tells Lyra that she is in love with whom?
(a) Lee Scoresby.
(b) Lord Asriel.
(c) Farder Coram.
(d) Iorek Birnbaum.

5. How does Lyra create a distraction at the Bolvangar during a fire drill?
(a) Gets daemons to pretend they are fighting.
(b) Starts a giant snowball fight.
(c) Attacks a polar bear guard.
(d) Releases the guard dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyra climbs into her hiding place in the ceiling of the Bolvangar, she can hear Mrs. Coulter and three men in a conference room discussing what?

2. When Lyra and friends sneak off during a fire drill at Bolvangar, what do they find?

3. At the Bolvangar, Billy Costa tells Lyra about a hiding place in the

4. After the bears capture Lyra, they throw her into a

5. At the Bolvangar, how do Lyra and her friend exchange information without getting caught?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lyra and the Gyptians are attacked by surprise in the North, Lyra is abducted. Who takes her, and where do they go?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the outcome of the battle between Iorek and Iofur?

9. While Lyra is imprisoned in the armored bears' palace, what does she learn about the king bear from a fellow prisoner?

10. Which characters serve as Lyra's motherly and fatherly figures?

(see the answer keys)

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