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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. When Lyra sees hundreds of tiny black objects up in the sky, Iorek tells her they are
(a) Anti-matter particles.
(b) Gobblers.
(c) Witches.
(d) Dust particles.

2. Lee Scoresby explains to Lyra that to get to Svalbard, one would need a
(a) Large boat.
(b) Zeppelin.
(c) Snowmobile.
(d) Hot-air balloon.

3. After Iorek becomes king, Lyra consults her alethiometer and discovers that Mrs. Coulter is
(a) Headed to Svalgard in a zeppelin that is armed with guns.
(b) Has captured Lee Scoresby and taken his hot air balloon.
(c) Plotting with the witches to recapture Lyra.
(d) Burning down the Bolvangar to hide the evidence.

4. Lord Asriel explains to Lyra that the name "Dust" was derived from a passage in the Bible reading
(a) The winds shalt scatter the dust and foil their plans.
(b) Like the dust of the earth, thou shalt scatter.
(c) Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
(d) For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

5. At the Bolvangar, Billy Costa tells Lyra about a hiding place in the
(a) Basement.
(b) Closet.
(c) Pantry.
(d) Ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lyra meets the bear king, she notices that he has a doll that resembles whom?

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

4. When Lyra consults her alethiometer to see how the Bolvangar is being defended, she discovers that

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In what ways is the Bolvangar similar to a school?

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

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

6. What does Serafina say when Lyra asks her if she loved Farder Coram?

7. Summarize what Lyra overhears of the conversation about escaped daemons between Mrs. Coulter and the men in the conference room.

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 Lyra is imprisoned by the armored bears, she reads her alethiometer with help from Pan, who transforms himself into a firefly. What information does the alethiometer reveal?

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

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