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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, where are the children escorted to after they write letters?

2. While riding with the Costas in a narrow boat along the Grand Junction Canal, Lyra learns from Tony that

3. While learning about electrons, Lyra tells Mrs. Coulter that these particles are

4. Who take Lyra away after two men unsuccessfully try to abduct her?

5. What do several Gyptians give to their leader prior to embarking on a rescue effort?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what can be seen in the darker reproductions of the slides Lord Asriel shows the Scholars in the Retiring Room.

2. Describe Farder Coram's daemon as seen through Lyra's eyes.

3. How does John Faa respond to the Gyptians when they want revenge against the Gobblers?

4. On the narrow boat, how do the Gyptians keep Lyra safe from the searching police?

5. Lyra feels at home with the Gyptians and begins talking like them, but Ma tells her she is not Gyptian. Summarize the dialogue Lyra and Ma have on this matter.

6. Describe how Mrs. Coulter manages to convince Lyra not to wear her white handbag to the cocktail party.

7. Describe Lord Asriel's reaction when Lyra bolts out of the wardrobe in the Retiring Room.

8. On the boat ride, what does Tony tell Lyra about armored bears?

9. Tony tells Lyra that the North is a dangerous location plagued by Nalkainens, Windsuckers, and Breathless Ones. Describe what these are, according to Tony.

10. What do John Faa and Farder Coram explain to Lyra about her parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A child's daemon changes while an adult's daemon has settled on a form.

1. Discuss the need to have a child's daemon remain changeable. Why is this important? How does this changeability benefit a child?

2. Discuss the pros and cons of having a daemon eventually take on one form exclusively.

3. Choose three adults' daemons and explain how each daemon complements and completes the person.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the war games Lyra plays with Roger and the other children early in the story prepare her for the challenges she later faces in real battle. Cite examples.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what a daemon signifies to a person. What aspect of the person does his or her daemon represent? Why do you think the author chose, in most cases, to give a daemon the opposite gender of its person?

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