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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. What does Lyra learn about male witches?
2. Lyra meets three girls at the Bolvangar who tell her that when a child is taken, that child
3. When Lyra's hood is removed by her kidnappers, who addresses her?
4. What does Lyra learn about the ages of witches?
5. When Lyra tries giving her alethiometer to Lord Asriel, he
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens after Lyra learns that Tony Makarios, the daemonless child she retrieves, is dead?
2. Lyra is traveling in Scoresby's balloon. When Lyra asks Serafina about the future of Lord Asriel, what does the witch, who is flying next to the balloon, explain?
3. At the Bolvangar, how does Lyra contact Roger without attracting attention?
4. Describe the battle that interrupts Lyra, Iorek, and the other bears as they chase after the tracks made by Lord Asriel's sledge.
5. Right before the battle between Iorek and Iofur, Lyra asks to meet and speak with Iorek. Why does she do this?
6. 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?
7. When Thorold wakes up Lyra at Lord Asriel's residence in the North, he is concerned. What does he tell her?
8. At the Bolvangar, what do the three girls who wake Lyra up tell her about what goes on there?
9. When Lyra and Mrs. Coulter are reunited at the Bolvangar, what does the woman tell the girl about Dust?
10. What is the outcome of the battle between Iorek and Iofur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses the alethiometer to reveal information to the reader without having to switch back and forth between other points of view. Explain how his decision to "see" through Lyra's golden compass enables Pullman to write a smoother, clearer narrative.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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