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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. Farder Coram is a

2. One of the pictures on the golden compass is of a what?

3. In Chapter 6, the reader learns that when a daemon is hurt, its master feels

4. After Lord Asriel tells Lyra that he has received funding for his next expedition, she asks to go with him. What does he say?

5. In the darker image that Lord Asriel shows the group seated in the Retiring Room, the man in the foreground is bathed in bright light that appears to be emitted from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lyra learn about eating liver when she dines with Mrs. Coulter at the Royal Arctic Institute?

2. Lord Asriel is describing to a group of Scholars the expedition he just took to the North. What were the goals of that expedition?

3. What happens to the journalist at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party?

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

5. How does Lyra feel after learning that Mrs. Coulter is her mother?

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

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

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

9. Describe Jordan College.

10. Describe some of the conversation that takes place at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The issue of trust is constantly put to the test in The Golden Compass. Show how Lyra makes decisions regarding whom to trust and whom to be wary of. On what basis does she make these decisions? How accurate is she? Support your argument with examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In The Golden Compass, many gray areas exist. Lyra is often confused trying to figure out who is "good" and who is "bad." Analyze three significant characters of your choice, explaining in what ways they are good, bad, and in the nebulous gray zones. Cite specific examples to support your analysis.

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